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. 2024 Feb 13;10(4):e26220.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26220. eCollection 2024 Feb 29.

Adherence to lung protective mechanical ventilation in patients admitted to a surgical intensive care unit and the associated increased mortality

Annop Piriyapatsom  1 , Ajana Trisukhonth  1 , Ornin Chintabanyat  1 , Onuma Chaiwat  1 , Suneerat Kongsayreepong  1 , Chayanan Thanakiattiwibun  1
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Adherence to lung protective mechanical ventilation in patients admitted to a surgical intensive care unit and the associated increased mortality

Annop Piriyapatsom et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

Background: The adherence rate to the lung protective ventilation (LPV) strategy, which is generally accepted as a standard practice in mechanically ventilated patients, reported in the literature is approximately 40%. This study aimed to determine the adherence rate to the LPV strategy, factors associated with this adherence, and related clinical outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU).

Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in the SICU of a tertiary university-based hospital between April 2018 and February 2019. Three hundred and six adult patients admitted to the SICU who required mechanical ventilation support for more than 12 h were included. Ventilator parameters at the initiation of mechanical ventilation support in the SICU were recorded. The LPV strategy was defined as ventilation with a tidal volume of equal or less than 8 ml/kg of predicted body weight plus positive end-expiratory pressure of at least 5 cm H2O. Demographic and clinical data were recorded and analyzed.

Results: There were 306 patients included in this study. The adherence rate to the LPV strategy was 36.9%. Height was the only factor associated with adherence to the LPV strategy (odds ratio for each cm, 1.10; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.06-1.15). Cox regression analysis showed that the LPV strategy was associated with increased 90-day mortality (hazard ratio, 1.73; 95% CI, 1.02-2.94).

Conclusion: The adherence rate to the LPV strategy among patients admitted to the SICU was modest. Further studies are warranted to explore whether the application of the LPV strategy is simply a marker of disease severity or a causative factor for increased mortality.

Keywords: Adherence; Intensive care unit; Lung protective ventilation; Mortality; Surgical patients; Tidal volume.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Study flow diagram.
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Cox regression analysis for 90-day mortality and the application of the lung protective ventilation strategy adjusting for age, gender, Charlson Comorbidity index, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score, intraabdominal or vascular sites of surgery, and reasons for SICU admission other than after elective surgery.
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