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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Intensive Care
. 2023 Apr 6;11(1):14.
doi: 10.1186/s40560-023-00662-7.
Mechanical power and 30-day mortality in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients with and without Coronavirus Disease-2019: a hospital registry study
Basit A Azizi[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Ricardo Munoz-Acuna[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Aiman Suleiman[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Elena Ahrens[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Simone Redaelli[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Tim M Tartler[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Guanqing Chen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Boris Jung[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Daniel Talmor[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elias N Baedorf-Kassis[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 3 [/SUP], Maximilian S Schaefer[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 4 5 6 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Previous studies linked a high intensity of ventilation, measured as mechanical power, to mortality in patients suffering from "classic" ARDS. By contrast, mechanically ventilated patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 may present with intact pulmonary mechanics while undergoing mechanical ventilation for longer periods of time. We investigated whether an association between higher mechanical power and mortality is modified by a diagnosis of COVID-19.
Methods: This retrospective study included critically ill, adult patients who were mechanically ventilated for at least 24 h between March 2020 and December 2021 at a tertiary healthcare facility in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary exposure was median mechanical power during the first 24 h of mechanical ventilation, calculated using a previously validated formula. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. As co-primary analysis, we investigated whether a diagnosis of COVID-19 modified the primary association. We further investigated the association between mechanical power and days being alive and ventilator free and effect modification of this by a diagnosis of COVID-19. Multivariable logistic regression, effect modification and negative binomial regression analyses adjusted for baseline patient characteristics, severity of disease and in-hospital factors, were applied.
Results: 1,737 mechanically ventilated patients were included, 411 (23.7%) suffered from COVID-19. 509 (29.3%) died within 30 days. The median mechanical power during the first 24 h of ventilation was 19.3 [14.6-24.0] J/min in patients with and 13.2 [10.2-18.0] J/min in patients without COVID-19. A higher mechanical power was associated with 30-day mortality (OR[SUB]adj[/SUB] 1.26 per 1-SD, 7.1J/min increase; 95% CI 1.09-1.46; p = 0.002). Effect modification and interaction analysis did not support that this association was modified by a diagnosis of COVID-19 (95% CI, 0.81-1.38; p-for-interaction = 0.68). A higher mechanical power was associated with a lower number of days alive and ventilator free until day 28 (IRR[SUB]adj[/SUB] 0.83 per 7.1 J/min increase; 95% CI 0.75-0.91; p < 0.001, adjusted risk difference - 2.7 days per 7.1J/min increase; 95% CI - 4.1 to - 1.3).
Conclusion: A higher mechanical power is associated with elevated 30-day mortality. While patients with COVID-19 received mechanical ventilation with higher mechanical power, this association was independent of a concomitant diagnosis of COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19; Intensive care unit; New England; Respiratory distress syndrome; Respiratory insufficiency; Ventilator-induced lung injury.
. 2023 Apr 6;11(1):14.
doi: 10.1186/s40560-023-00662-7.
Mechanical power and 30-day mortality in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients with and without Coronavirus Disease-2019: a hospital registry study
Basit A Azizi[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Ricardo Munoz-Acuna[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Aiman Suleiman[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Elena Ahrens[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Simone Redaelli[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Tim M Tartler[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Guanqing Chen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Boris Jung[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Daniel Talmor[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elias N Baedorf-Kassis[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 3 [/SUP], Maximilian S Schaefer[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 4 5 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37024938
- DOI: 10.1186/s40560-023-00662-7
Abstract
Background: Previous studies linked a high intensity of ventilation, measured as mechanical power, to mortality in patients suffering from "classic" ARDS. By contrast, mechanically ventilated patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 may present with intact pulmonary mechanics while undergoing mechanical ventilation for longer periods of time. We investigated whether an association between higher mechanical power and mortality is modified by a diagnosis of COVID-19.
Methods: This retrospective study included critically ill, adult patients who were mechanically ventilated for at least 24 h between March 2020 and December 2021 at a tertiary healthcare facility in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary exposure was median mechanical power during the first 24 h of mechanical ventilation, calculated using a previously validated formula. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. As co-primary analysis, we investigated whether a diagnosis of COVID-19 modified the primary association. We further investigated the association between mechanical power and days being alive and ventilator free and effect modification of this by a diagnosis of COVID-19. Multivariable logistic regression, effect modification and negative binomial regression analyses adjusted for baseline patient characteristics, severity of disease and in-hospital factors, were applied.
Results: 1,737 mechanically ventilated patients were included, 411 (23.7%) suffered from COVID-19. 509 (29.3%) died within 30 days. The median mechanical power during the first 24 h of ventilation was 19.3 [14.6-24.0] J/min in patients with and 13.2 [10.2-18.0] J/min in patients without COVID-19. A higher mechanical power was associated with 30-day mortality (OR[SUB]adj[/SUB] 1.26 per 1-SD, 7.1J/min increase; 95% CI 1.09-1.46; p = 0.002). Effect modification and interaction analysis did not support that this association was modified by a diagnosis of COVID-19 (95% CI, 0.81-1.38; p-for-interaction = 0.68). A higher mechanical power was associated with a lower number of days alive and ventilator free until day 28 (IRR[SUB]adj[/SUB] 0.83 per 7.1 J/min increase; 95% CI 0.75-0.91; p < 0.001, adjusted risk difference - 2.7 days per 7.1J/min increase; 95% CI - 4.1 to - 1.3).
Conclusion: A higher mechanical power is associated with elevated 30-day mortality. While patients with COVID-19 received mechanical ventilation with higher mechanical power, this association was independent of a concomitant diagnosis of COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19; Intensive care unit; New England; Respiratory distress syndrome; Respiratory insufficiency; Ventilator-induced lung injury.