Mechanical ventilation patterns and trends over 20 years in an Israeli hospital system: policy ramifications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mechanical ventilation is a life supporting modality increasingly utilized when caring for severely ill patients. Its increasing use has extended the survival of the critically ill leading to increasing healthcare expenditures. We examined changes in the hospital-wide use of mechanical ventilation over 20 years (1997-2016) in two Israeli hospitals to determine whether there were specific patterns (e.g. seasonality, weekday vs. weekend) and trends (e.g. increases or decreases) among various hospital departments and units.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data on all mechanically ventilated patients over 20-years in a two-hospital Israeli medical system was performed. Data were collected for each hospital unit caring for ventilated patients.

SUBMITTER: Zisk-Rony RY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6357444 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature