The association between cardiac intensive care unit mechanical ventilation volumes and in-hospital mortality.
Shiva NandiwadaSunjidatul IslamJacob Colin JentzerP Elliott MillerChristopher B FordycePatrick R LawlerCarlos L AlviarLouise Y SunDouglas C DoverRenato Deláscio LopesPadma KaulSean Van DiepenPublished in: European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care (2021)
In a national dataset, we observed that higher CICU MV volumes were associated with lower incidence of in-hospital mortality, prolonged MV, and CICU LOS. Our data highlight the need for minimum MV volume benchmarks for CICUs caring for patients with respiratory failure.