High resource utilization does not affect mortality in acute respiratory failure patients managed with tracheostomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tracheostomy practice in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) varies greatly among institutions. This variability has the potential to be reflected in the resources expended providing care. In various healthcare environments, increased resource expenditure has been associated with a favorable effect on outcome.

Objective

To examine the association between institutional resource expenditure and mortality in ARF patients managed with tracheostomy.

Methods

We developed analytic models employing the University Health Systems Consortium (Oakbrook, Illinois) database. Administrative coding data were used to identify patients with the principal diagnosis of ARF, procedures, complications, post-discharge destination, and survival. Mean resource intensity o

SUBMITTER: Freeman BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4357268 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature