Factors Associated with Survival in Patients Undergoing Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in an Intensive Care Unit in Colombia, 2017-2018: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Jorge Enrique Machado-AlbaAndrés Felipe Usma-ValenciaNicolás Sánchez-RamírezLuis Fernando Valladales-RestrepoManuel Enrique Machado-DuqueAndrés Gaviria-MendozaPublished in: Drugs - real world outcomes (2021)
The use of systemic corticosteroids was associated with a greater probability of survival in critically ill patients who required invasive mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit. The identification of the variables associated with a higher risk of dying should allow care protocols to be improved, thereby extending the life expectancy of these patients.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- patients undergoing
- respiratory failure
- palliative care
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- prognostic factors
- free survival
- pain management
- patient reported
- chronic pain