Outcome of acute respiratory distress syndrome in university and non-university hospitals in Germany

Autor: Konstantinos Raymondos, Tamme Dirks, Michael Quintel, Ulrich Molitoris, Jörg Ahrens, Thorben Dieck, Kai Johanning, Dietrich Henzler, Rolf Rossaint, Christian Putensen, Hermann Wrigge, Ralph Wittich, Maximilian Ragaller, Thomas Bein, Martin Beiderlinden, Maxi Sanmann, Christian Rabe, Jörn Schlechtweg, Monika Holler, Fernando Frutos-Vivar, Andres Esteban, Hartmut Hecker, Simone Rosseau, Vera von Dossow, Claudia Spies, Tobias Welte, Siegfried Piepenbrock, Steffen Weber-Carstens
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Critical Care, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-017-1687-0
Popis: Abstract Background This study investigates differences in treatment and outcome of ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) between university and non-university hospitals in Germany. Methods This subanalysis of a prospective, observational cohort study was performed to identify independent risk factors for mortality by examining: baseline factors, ventilator settings (e.g., driving pressure), complications, and care settings—for example, case volume of ventilated patients, size/type of intensive care unit (ICU), and type of hospital (university/non-university hospital). To control for potentially confounding factors at ARDS onset and to verify differences in mortality, ARDS patients in university vs non-university hospitals were compared using additional multivariable analysis. Results Of the 7540 patients admitted to 95 ICUs from 18 university and 62 non-university hospitals in May 2004, 1028 received mechanical ventilation and 198 developed ARDS. Although the characteristics of ARDS patients were very similar, hospital mortality was considerably lower in university compared with non-university hospitals (39.3% vs 57.5%; p = 0.012). Treatment in non-university hospitals was independently associated with increased mortality (OR (95% CI): 2.89 (1.31–6.38); p = 0.008). This was confirmed by additional independent comparisons between the two patient groups when controlling for confounding factors at ARDS onset. Higher driving pressures (OR 1.10; 1 cmH2O increments) were also independently associated with higher mortality. Compared with non-university hospitals, higher positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) (mean ± SD: 11.7 ± 4.7 vs 9.7 ± 3.7 cmH2O; p = 0.005) and lower driving pressures (15.1 ± 4.4 vs 17.0 ± 5.0 cmH2O; p = 0.02) were applied during therapeutic ventilation in university hospitals, and ventilation lasted twice as long (median (IQR): 16 (9–29) vs 8 (3–16) days; p
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