Surrogates and Physician Preferences regarding the Continuation of Mechanical Ventilation among Critically Ill Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 1448-1454
Author(s):  
Jared A. Greenberg ◽  
Thomas V. Quinn ◽  
James Gerhart ◽  
Raj C. Shah
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Adults ◽  
Ill Adults

scholarly journals ICU and ventilator mortality among critically ill adults with COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara C. Auld ◽  
Mark Caridi-Scheible ◽  
James M. Blum ◽  
Chad Robichaux ◽  
Colleen Kraft ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critical Illness ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Early Experience ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Critically Ill Adults ◽  
Ill Adults ◽  
Overall Mortality

SummaryWe report preliminary data from a cohort of adults admitted to COVID-designated intensive care units from March 6 through April 17, 2020 across an academic healthcare system. Among 217 critically ill patients, mortality for those who required mechanical ventilation was 29.7% (49/165), with 8.5% (14/165) of patients still on the ventilator at the time of this report. Overall mortality to date in this critically ill cohort is 25.8% (56/217), and 40.1% (87/217) patients have survived to hospital discharge. Despite multiple reports of mortality rates exceeding 50% among critically ill adults with COVID-19, particularly among those requiring mechanical ventilation, our early experience indicates that many patients survive their critical illness.

scholarly journals Association of multiple glycemic parameters at intensive care unit admission with mortality and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila Bellaver ◽  
Ariell F. Schaeffer ◽  
Diego P. Dullius ◽  
Marina V. Viana ◽  
Cristiane B. Leitão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Renal Replacement Therapy ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Glycemic Variability ◽  
Stress Hyperglycemia ◽  
Critically Ill Adults ◽  
Ill Adults

AbstractThe aim of the present study was to investigate the association of multiple glycemic parameters at intensive care unit (ICU) admission with outcomes in critically ill patients. Critically ill adults admitted to ICU were included prospectively in the study and followed for 180 days until hospital discharge or death. Patients were assessed for glycemic gap, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glycemic variability, and stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR). A total of 542 patients were enrolled (30% with preexisting diabetes). Patients with glycemic gap >80 mg/dL had increased need for renal replacement therapy (RRT; 37.7% vs. 23.7%, p = 0.025) and shock incidence (54.7% vs. 37.4%, p = 0.014). Hypoglycemia was associated with increased mortality (54.8% vs. 35.8%, p = 0.004), need for RRT (45.1% vs. 22.3%, p < 0.001), mechanical ventilation (MV; 72.6% vs. 57.5%, p = 0.024), and shock incidence (62.9% vs. 35.8%, p < 0.001). Hyperglycemia increased mortality (44.3% vs. 34.9%, p = 0.031). Glycemic variability >40 mg/dL was associated with increased need for RRT (28.3% vs. 14.4%, p = 0.002) and shock incidence (41.4% vs.31.2%, p = 0.039). In this mixed sample of critically ill subjects, including patients with and without preexisting diabetes, glycemic gap, glycemic variability, and SHR were associated with worse outcomes, but not with mortality. Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia were independently associated with increased mortality.

scholarly journals Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults

CHEST Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 151 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory A. Schmidt ◽  
Timothy D. Girard ◽  
John P. Kress ◽  
Peter E. Morris ◽  
Daniel R. Ouellette ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Adults ◽  
Ill Adults
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