Authors: Menon, Nithya; Joffe, Aaron M; Deem, Steven; Yanez, N David; Grabinsky, Andreas; Dagal, Armagan HC; Daniel, Stephen; Treggiari, Miriam M

Source: Respiratory Care, Volume 57, Number 10, October 2012 , pp. 1555-1563(9)

Publisher: The Journal Respiratory Care Company

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Timing and preparation for tracheal extubation are as critical as the initial intubation. There are limited data on specific strategies for a planned extubation. The extent to which the difficult airway at reintubation contributes to patient morbidity is unknown. The aim of the present study was to describe the occurrence and complications of failed extubation and associated risk factors, and to estimate the mortality and morbidity associated with reintubation attempts. METHODS: Cohort study of 2,007 critically ill adult patients admitted to the ICU with an ETT. Patients were classified in 2 groups, based on the requirement for reintubation: “never reintubated“ versus “≥ 1 reintubations.“ Baseline characteristics, ICU and hospital stay, hospital mortality, and in-patient costs were compared between patients successfully extubated and those with reintubation outside the operating room, using regression techniques. Reasons, airway management techniques, and complications of intubation and reintubation were summarized descriptively. RESULTS: 376 patients (19%) required reintubation, and 230 (11%) were reintubated within 48 hours, primarily due to respiratory failure. Patients requiring reintubation were older, more likely to be male, and had higher admission severity score. Difficult intubation and complications were similar for initial and subsequent intubation. Reintubation was associated with a 5-fold increase in the relative odds of death (adjusted odds ratio 5.86, 95% CI 3.87-8.89, P < .01), and a 2-fold increase in median ICU and hospital stay, and institutional costs. Difficult airway at reintubation was associated with higher mortality (adjusted odds ratio 2.23, 95% CI 1.01-4.93, P = .05). CONCLUSIONS: Nearly 20% of critically ill patients required out of operating room reintubation. Reintubation was associated with higher mortality, stay, and cost. Moreover, a difficult airway at reintubation was associated with higher mortality.

Keywords: extubation; mechanical ventilation; ICU; cohort study; airway management

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01617

Affiliations: 1: Department of Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Publication date: 2012-10-01

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