Extubation Failure in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Risk Factors and Impact on In-Hospital Mortality.

Filip Ionescu Markie S ZimmerIoana PetrescuEdward CastilloPaul BozykAmr AbbasLauren AbplanalpSanjay DograGirish B Nair

Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2021)

Up to 1 in 3 critically ill COVID-19 patients required reintubation. Older age, paralytics, high PEEP, need for greater respiratory support following extubation and non-pulmonary organ failure predicted reintubation. Extubation failure strongly predicted adverse outcomes.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
mechanical ventilation
risk factors
sars cov
respiratory failure
pulmonary hypertension
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
middle aged
community dwelling
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation