Higher CICU mechanical ventilation volumes are associated with lower in-hospital mortality
Nandiwada S, Islam S, Jentzer J, Miller P, Fordyce C, Lawler P, Alviar C, Sun L, Dover D, Kaul P, Van Diepen S. Higher CICU mechanical ventilation volumes are associated with lower in-hospital mortality. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2021, 10: zuab020.161. DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuab020.161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac intensive care unitCICU LOSIn-hospital mortalityAssociated with lower in-hospital mortalityProlonged MVLower in-hospital mortalityProportion of patientsMechanical ventilationRespiratory failureVolume centersCardiac intensive care unit lengthCardiac intensive care unit admissionIncidence of respiratory failureNon-invasive mechanical ventilationAssociated with reduced mortalityInvasive mechanical ventilationLow-volume centersIntensive care unitHigh-volume hospitalsCardiac intensive care unit populationPopulation-based dataSurgical ICUOdds ratioAcademic centersCare unit