Time spent in prior hospital stay and outcomes for ventilator patients in long-term acute care hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) treat mechanical ventilator patients who are difficult to wean and expected to be on mechanical ventilator for a prolonged period. However, there are varying views on who should be transferred to LTACHs and when they should be transferred. The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between length of stay in a short-term acute care hospital (STACH) after endotracheal intubation (time to LTACH) and weaning success and mortality for ventilated patients discharged to an LTACH.

Methods

Using 2014-2015 Medicare claims and assessment data, we identified patients who had an endotracheal intubation in STACH and transferred to an LTACH with prolonged mechanical ventilation (defined as 96 or more consecutive hours on a ven

SUBMITTER: Demiralp B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7990091 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature