Clinical outcomes of difficult-to-wean patients with ventilator dependency at intensive care unit discharge.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Ventilator-dependent patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who are difficult to wean from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) have been increasing in number. However, data on the clinical outcomes of difficult-to-wean patients are lacking. We aimed to evaluate clinical outcomes in patients discharged from the ICU with tracheostomy and ventilator dependency. METHODS:We retrospectively investigated clinical course and survival in patients requiring home mechanical ventilation (HMV) with a tracheostomy and difficulty weaning from IMV during medical ICU admission from September 2013 through August 2016 at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. RESULTS:Of 84 difficult-to-wean patients who were started on HMV in the medical ICU, 72 survived, were discharged from th

SUBMITTER: Lee JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7483008 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature