Advanced Respiratory Support in the Contemporary Cardiac ICU.

ABSTRACT: The medical complexity and critical care needs of patients admitted to cardiac ICUs are increasing, and prospective studies examining the underlying cardiac and noncardiac diagnoses, the management strategies, and the prognosis of cardiac ICU patients with respiratory failure are needed.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

The Critical Care Cardiology Trials Network is a research collaborative of cardiac ICUs across the United States and Canada.

Patients

We included all medical cardiac ICU admissions at 25 cardiac ICUs during two consecutive months annually at each center from 2017 to 2019.

Measurements

We evaluated the use of advanced respiratory therapies including invasive mechanical ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, and high-flow nasal cannula versu

SUBMITTER: Metkus TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7678799 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature