Variation in Tracheal Reintubations Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Across Washington State Hospitals
Khandelwal N, Dale CR, Benkeser DC, Joffe AM, Yanez ND, Treggiari MM. Variation in Tracheal Reintubations Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Across Washington State Hospitals. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2014, 29: 551-559. PMID: 25802193, PMCID: PMC4427545, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAirway ExtubationAirway ManagementCardiac Surgical ProceduresCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassCritical CareDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth SurveysHumansIntubation, IntratrachealMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTreatment FailureTreatment OutcomeWashingtonConceptsIntensive care unitCardiac surgeryWashington State hospitalsNonfederal hospitalsState HospitalAcute care daysGreater hospital volumeOdds of reintubationCoronary artery bypassRetrospective cohort studyPatient-level characteristicsMultivariate logistic regressionSignificant heterogeneityValvular surgeryArtery bypassCohort studyHospital factorsHospital volumePatient characteristicsTracheal reintubationCare unitProcedure characteristicsHospital characteristicsCare daysReintubationLong-Term Survival in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Rescue Therapies for Refractory Hypoxemia*
Khandelwal N, Hough CL, Bansal A, Veenstra DL, Treggiari MM. Long-Term Survival in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Rescue Therapies for Refractory Hypoxemia*. Critical Care Medicine 2014, 42: 1610-1618. PMID: 24732240, PMCID: PMC4061153, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000000322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory distress syndromeAcute respiratory distress syndromeRespiratory distress syndromeLong-term survivalRescue therapyProportional hazards modelHospital mortalityDistress syndromeICU admissionHazard ratioHospital dischargeSevere acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patientsAcute respiratory distress syndrome survivorsConventional treatmentAcute respiratory distress syndrome patientsPaO2/FiO2 ratioBetter long-term survivalRespiratory distress syndrome patientsLevel 1 trauma centerMeeting study inclusion criteriaCox proportional hazards modelHigher hospital mortalityKaplan-Meier methodState death registryStudy inclusion criteria