Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Outcomes of Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of adult patients with coronavirus disease 2019 requiring weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation.

Design

Observational cohort study of patients admitted to two long-term acute care hospitals from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021.

Setting

Two long-term acute care hospitals specialized in weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation in the Chicagoland area, Illinois, United States.

Patients

Adult (≥ 18 yr old) ICU survivors of respiratory failure caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pneumonia receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

During the study period, 158 consecutive patients were transferred to the

SUBMITTER: Saad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796832 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature