Predictors of prolonged ventilator weaning and mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19.
Marcella Musumeci Fagundes de AlmeidaBruno do Valle PinheiroLuciana Dias ChiavegatoDanielle Silva Almeida PhillipFlávia Ribeiro MachadoFabricio Jocundo Calado FreiresOsvaldo Shigueomi BeppuJaquelina Sonoe Ota ArakakiRoberta Pulcheri RamosPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2023)
Prolonged weaning can be used as a milestone in predicting mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Lung involvement greater than 50% on CT and delay from intubation to the first separation attempt from mechanical ventilation were identified as significant predictors of prolonged weaning. These results might provide valuable information for healthcare professionals when making clinical decisions regarding the management of critically ill COVID-19 patients who are on mechanical ventilation.