Clinical outcomes and risk factors for mortality from ventilator-associated events: A registry-based cohort study among 30,830 intensive care unit patients.
Shichao ZhuWen WangYan KangQiao HeHui ZhangYuhua DengLin CaiRui ZhangXin SunZhiyong ZongPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
Patients with VAEs indeed had poorer clinical outcomes. Older age, higher APACHE II score on ICU admission, pneumonia, blood transfusion, immunosuppressive drugs, central-line catheter, and ≥2 VAEs in the ICU were risk factors for all-cause mortality of VAE patients in the ICU.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mechanical ventilation
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- cardiovascular events
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- community dwelling
- drug induced