Threshold of increase in oxygen demand to predict mechanical ventilation use in novel coronavirus disease 2019: A retrospective cohort study incorporating restricted cubic spline regression.
Ryo YamamotoRyo TakemuraAsako YamamotoKazuki MatsumuraDaiki KaitoKoichiro HommaMichihiko WadaJunichi Sasakinull nullPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Hourly changes in oxygen demand predicted MV use within 12 h, with a threshold of 0.44 L/min/h. This threshold was lower with an unstable respiratory condition and higher with a low viral load.