Real world safety of methoxyflurane analgesia in the emergency setting: a comparative hybrid prospective-retrospective post-authorisation safety study.


Journal

BMC emergency medicine
ISSN: 1471-227X
Titre abrégé: BMC Emerg Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968543

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
30 08 2023
Historique:
received: 29 11 2022
accepted: 03 08 2023
medline: 1 9 2023
pubmed: 31 8 2023
entrez: 30 8 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Low-dose analgesic methoxyflurane (Penthrox This was a comparative hybrid prospective-retrospective cohort study. The comparative cohorts consisted of adults who were given methoxyflurane (methoxyflurane cohort) or another analgesic (concurrent cohort) routinely used for moderate to severe trauma and associated pain in the emergency setting (ambulance and Emergency Department) in the UK between December 2016 and November 2018. Hepatic and renal events were captured in the ensuing 12 weeks. A blinded clinical adjudication committee assessed events. A historical comparator cohort (non-concurrent cohort) was identified from patients with fractures in the English Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) accident and emergency database from November 2013 and November 2015 (before commercial launch of methoxyflurane). Hepatic and renal events were captured in the ensuing 12 weeks via linkage with the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and HES hospital admissions databases. Overall, 1,236, 1,101 and 45,112 patients were analysed in the methoxyflurane, concurrent and non-concurrent comparator cohorts respectively. There was no significant difference in hepatic events between the methoxyflurane and concurrent cohorts (1.9% vs. 3.0%, P = 0.079) or between the methoxyflurane and non-concurrent cohorts (1.9% vs. 2.5%, P = 0.192). Renal events were significantly less common in the methoxyflurane cohort than in the concurrent cohort (2.3% vs. 5.6%, P < 0.001). For methoxyflurane versus non-concurrent cohort the lower occurrence of renal events (2.3% vs. 3.2%, P = 0.070) was not statistically significant. Multivariable adjustment did not change these associations. Methoxyflurane administration was not associated with an increased risk of hepatotoxicity or nephrotoxicity compared with other routinely administered analgesics and was associated with a reduced risk of nephrotoxicity compared with other routinely administered analgesics. Study registered in the EU PAS Register (ENCEPP/SDPP/13040).

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Low-dose analgesic methoxyflurane (Penthrox
METHODS
This was a comparative hybrid prospective-retrospective cohort study. The comparative cohorts consisted of adults who were given methoxyflurane (methoxyflurane cohort) or another analgesic (concurrent cohort) routinely used for moderate to severe trauma and associated pain in the emergency setting (ambulance and Emergency Department) in the UK between December 2016 and November 2018. Hepatic and renal events were captured in the ensuing 12 weeks. A blinded clinical adjudication committee assessed events. A historical comparator cohort (non-concurrent cohort) was identified from patients with fractures in the English Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) accident and emergency database from November 2013 and November 2015 (before commercial launch of methoxyflurane). Hepatic and renal events were captured in the ensuing 12 weeks via linkage with the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and HES hospital admissions databases.
RESULTS
Overall, 1,236, 1,101 and 45,112 patients were analysed in the methoxyflurane, concurrent and non-concurrent comparator cohorts respectively. There was no significant difference in hepatic events between the methoxyflurane and concurrent cohorts (1.9% vs. 3.0%, P = 0.079) or between the methoxyflurane and non-concurrent cohorts (1.9% vs. 2.5%, P = 0.192). Renal events were significantly less common in the methoxyflurane cohort than in the concurrent cohort (2.3% vs. 5.6%, P < 0.001). For methoxyflurane versus non-concurrent cohort the lower occurrence of renal events (2.3% vs. 3.2%, P = 0.070) was not statistically significant. Multivariable adjustment did not change these associations.
CONCLUSIONS
Methoxyflurane administration was not associated with an increased risk of hepatotoxicity or nephrotoxicity compared with other routinely administered analgesics and was associated with a reduced risk of nephrotoxicity compared with other routinely administered analgesics.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
Study registered in the EU PAS Register (ENCEPP/SDPP/13040).

Identifiants

pubmed: 37649004
doi: 10.1186/s12873-023-00862-2
pii: 10.1186/s12873-023-00862-2
pmc: PMC10469512
doi:

Substances chimiques

Methoxyflurane 30905R8O7B
Anesthetics, Inhalation 0

Types de publication

Comparative Study Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

100

Informations de copyright

© 2023. BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Nawab Qizilbash (N)

OXON Epidemiology, London, UK. n.qizilbash@oxonepi.com.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. n.qizilbash@oxonepi.com.

Himanshu Kataria (H)

St Helens and Knowsley NHS Foundation Trust (Whiston Hospital), Prescot, UK.

Heather Jarman (H)

St Georges Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Ben Bloom (B)

Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.

Michelle Bradney (M)

Medical Developments International Limited, Victoria, Australia.

Maggie Oh (M)

Medical Developments International Limited, Victoria, Australia.

Sue Anne Yee (SA)

Medical Developments International Limited, Victoria, Australia.

Ana Roncero (A)

OXON Epidemiology, London, UK.

Ignacio Mendez (I)

OXON Epidemiology, London, UK.

Stuart Pocock (S)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

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