Epidemiology of mechanically ventilated patients treated in ICU and non-ICU settings in Japan: a retrospective database study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In most countries, patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) are treated in intensive care units (ICUs). However, in some countries, including Japan, many patients on MV are not treated in ICUs. There are insufficient epidemiological data on these patients. Here, we sought to describe the epidemiology of patients on MV in Japan by comparing and contrasting patients on MV treated in ICUs and in non-ICU settings. A preliminary comparison of patient outcomes between ICU and non-ICU patients was a secondary objective.

Methods

Data on adult patients receiving MV for at least 3 days in ICUs or non-ICU settings from April 2010 through March 2012 were obtained from the Quality Indicator/Improvement Project, a voluntary data-administration project covering more than 4

SUBMITTER: Iwashita Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6280379 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature