Temporal Trends and Variation in Bronchoscopy Use for Acute Respiratory Failure in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National data on bronchoscopy for the evaluation of acute respiratory failure are lacking, and the limited available data suggest wide variation in use.

Research question

How commonly is bronchoscopy performed among hospitalizations with acute respiratory failure? How has use changed over time and across hospitals?

Study design and methods

This was an observational cohort study of adult hospitalizations (2012-2018) treated with invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) using the National Inpatient Sample, which represents 97% of all hospitalizations in the United States. We measured the proportion of hospitalizations treated with IMV who underwent bronchoscopy and assessed trends in bronchoscopy use over time. Multilevel linear regression models were used to qu

SUBMITTER: Wayne MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9859725 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature