Use of Mechanical Ventilation Across 3 Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The ability to provide invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is a mainstay of modern intensive care; however, whether rates of IMV vary among countries is unclear.

Objective

To estimate the per capita rates of IMV in adults across 3 high-income countries with large variation in per capita intensive care unit (ICU) bed availability.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study examined 2018 data of patients aged 20 years or older who received IMV in England, Canada, and the US.

Exposure

The country in which IMV was received.

Main outcomes and measures

The main outcome was the age-standardized rate of IMV and ICU admissions in each country. Rates were stratified by age, specific diagnoses (acute myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolus, u

SUBMITTER: Jivraj NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10294017 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature