Low Tidal Volume Ventilation Is Poorly Implemented for Patients in North American and United Kingdom ICUs Using Electronic Health Records.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV; < 8 mL/kg predicted body weight [PBW]) is a well-established standard of care associated with improved outcomes. This study used data collated in multicenter electronic health record ICU databases from the United Kingdom and the United States to analyze the use of LTVV in routine clinical practice.

Research question

What factors are associated with adherence to LTVV in the United Kingdom and North America?

Study design

This was a retrospective, multicenter study across the United Kingdom and United States of patients who were mechanically ventilated.

Methods

Factors associated with adherence to LTVV were assessed in all patients in both databases who were mechanically ventilated for > 48 h. We observed trends over

SUBMITTER: Samanta RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851261 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature