Intensive care unit versus high-dependency care unit for mechanically ventilated patients with pneumonia: a nationwide comparative effectiveness study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many mechanically ventilated patients in Japan are treated in high-dependency care units (HDUs) rather than intensive care units (ICUs). HDUs can provide intermediate-level care with reduced costs; however, there is limited evidence on whether mechanically ventilated patients should be treated in the ICU or HDU.

Methods

This was a comparative effectiveness study using a nationwide administrative database in Japan. We identified mechanically ventilated patients with pneumonia in ICU or HDU on the day of admission in the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database from April 2014 to March 2019. The primary outcome was 30-day in-hospital mortality. Propensity score matching analysis was performed to compare this outcome between patients treated in the

SUBMITTER: Ohbe H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8350066 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature