Age, duration of mechanical ventilation and outcomes of patients who are critically ill

Age, duration of mechanical ventilation and outcomes of patients who are critically ill. Chest vol. 136(3), Sept. 2009, p. 759-764.

Feng, Y. et al.

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Age and duration of mechanical ventilation (MV) are strongly associated with mortality and hospital discharge disposition. Methods: Electronic administrative records from a 425-bed community teaching hospital were obtained for 9,912 patients who were admitted to hospital ICUs between 2003 and 2008. Risk estimates of age and duration of MV for in-hospital mortality and discharge to home vs extended-care facilities (ECFs) also were obtained.
This study suggests that age and duration of MV are strongly associated with mortality
and posthospital disposition.