Intubation Decision Based on Illness Severity and Mortality in COVID-19 : An International Study

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of intubation timing, guided by severity criteria, on mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients, amidst existing uncertainties regarding optimal intubation practices.

DESIGN: Prospective, multicenter, observational study conducted from February 1, 2020, to November 1, 2022.

SETTING: Ten academic institutions in the United States and Europe.

PATIENTS: Adults (≥ 18 yr old) confirmed with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and hospitalized specifically for COVID-19, requiring intubation postadmission. Exclusion criteria included patients hospitalized for non-COVID-19 reasons despite a positive SARS-CoV-2 test.

INTERVENTIONS: Early invasive mechanical ventilation (EIMV) was defined as intubation in patients with less severe organ dysfunction (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment [SOFA] < 7 or Pao2/Fio2 ratio > 250), whereas late invasive mechanical ventilation (LIMV) was defined as intubation in patients with SOFA greater than or equal to 7 and Pao2/Fio2 ratio less than or equal to 250.

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The primary outcome was mortality within 30 days of hospital admission. Among 4464 patients, 854 (19.1%) required mechanical ventilation (mean age 60 yr, 61.7% male, 19.3% Black). Of those, 621 (72.7%) were categorized in the EIMV group and 233 (27.3%) in the LIMV group. Death within 30 days after admission occurred in 278 patients (42.2%) in the EIMV and 88 patients (46.6%) in the LIMV group (p = 0.28). An inverse probability-of-treatment weighting analysis revealed a statistically significant association with mortality, with patients in the EIMV group being 32% less likely to die either within 30 days of admission (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0.68; 95% CI, 0.52-0.90; p = 0.008) or within 30 days after intubation irrespective of its timing from admission (adjusted HR 0.70; 95% CI, 0.51-0.90; p = 0.006).

CONCLUSIONS: In severe COVID-19 cases, an early intubation strategy, guided by specific severity criteria, is associated with a reduced risk of death. These findings underscore the importance of timely intervention based on objective severity assessments.

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2024

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2024

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Critical care medicine - (2024) vom: 23. Feb.

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Englisch

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Chalkias, Athanasios [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yiyuan [VerfasserIn]
Ismail, Anis [VerfasserIn]
Pantazopoulos, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Papagiannakis, Nikolaos [VerfasserIn]
Bitterman, Brayden [VerfasserIn]
Anderson, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Catalan, Tonimarie [VerfasserIn]
Erne, Grace K [VerfasserIn]
Tilley, Caroline R [VerfasserIn]
Alaka, Abiola [VerfasserIn]
Amadi, Kingsley M [VerfasserIn]
Presswalla, Feriel [VerfasserIn]
Blakely, Pennelope [VerfasserIn]
Bernal-Morell, Enrique [VerfasserIn]
Cebreiros López, Iria [VerfasserIn]
Eugen-Olsen, Jesper [VerfasserIn]
García de Guadiana Romualdo, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Evangelos J [VerfasserIn]
Loosen, Sven H [VerfasserIn]
Reiser, Jochen [VerfasserIn]
Tacke, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Skoulakis, Anargyros [VerfasserIn]
Laou, Eleni [VerfasserIn]
Banerjee, Mousumi [VerfasserIn]
Pop-Busui, Rodica [VerfasserIn]
Hayek, Salim S [VerfasserIn]
International Study of Inflammation in COVID-19 (ISIC) Investigator Group [VerfasserIn]
Launius, Christopher [Sonstige Person]
Berlin, Hanna [Sonstige Person]
Azam, Tariq U [Sonstige Person]
Shadid, Husam [Sonstige Person]
Pan, Michael [Sonstige Person]
O' Hayer, Patrick [Sonstige Person]
Meloche, Chelsea [Sonstige Person]
Feroze, Rafey [Sonstige Person]
Padalia, Kishan J [Sonstige Person]
Perry, Danny [Sonstige Person]
Bitar, Abbas [Sonstige Person]
Kaakati, Rayan [Sonstige Person]
Zhao, Lili [Sonstige Person]
Zhao, Peiyao [Sonstige Person]
Michaud, Erinleigh [Sonstige Person]
Khaleel, Ibrahim [Sonstige Person]
Tekumulla, Annika [Sonstige Person]
Tripathi, Medha [Sonstige Person]
Vasbinder, Alexi [Sonstige Person]
Bardwell, Alina [Sonstige Person]
Nelapudi, Namratha [Sonstige Person]
Chen, Jiazi [Sonstige Person]
Mayette, Nathan [Sonstige Person]
Sulaiman, Noor [Sonstige Person]
Pizzo, Ian [Sonstige Person]
Samelko, Beata [Sonstige Person]
Hlepas, Alexander [Sonstige Person]
Wang, Xuexiang [Sonstige Person]
Patel, Priya [Sonstige Person]
Altintas, Izzet [Sonstige Person]
Tingleff, Jens [Sonstige Person]
Stauning, Marius [Sonstige Person]
Houlind, Morten Baltzer [Sonstige Person]
Lindstrøm, Mette B [Sonstige Person]
Andersen, Ove [Sonstige Person]
Gamst-Jensen, Hejdi [Sonstige Person]
Hartmann Rasmussen, Line Jee [Sonstige Person]
Rasmussen, Christian [Sonstige Person]
Nehlin, Jan O [Sonstige Person]
Kallemose, Thomas [Sonstige Person]
Parvaiz, Imran [Sonstige Person]
Luedde, Tom [Sonstige Person]
Keitel, Verena [Sonstige Person]
Adami, Maria-Evangelia [Sonstige Person]
Solomonidi, Nicky [Sonstige Person]
Tsilika, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Saridaki, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Lekakis, Vasileios [Sonstige Person]
Tober-Lau, Pinkus [Sonstige Person]
Mohr, Raphael [Sonstige Person]
Kurth, Florian [Sonstige Person]
Sander, Leif Erik [Sonstige Person]
Jochum, Christoph [Sonstige Person]
Albaladejo-Otón, María Dolores [Sonstige Person]
Rodríguez Mulero, María Dolores [Sonstige Person]
Martínez, María Galindo [Sonstige Person]
Olivo, Marta Hernández [Sonstige Person]
Rodríguez, Valerio Campos [Sonstige Person]
Carrillo, María Arnaldos [Sonstige Person]
Noguera Velasco, Jose Antonio [Sonstige Person]
Pascual Figal, Domingo A [Sonstige Person]
García, Antonia Alcaraz [Sonstige Person]
Alcaraz García, María José [Sonstige Person]
Martínez, Monica Martínez [Sonstige Person]
Esteban-Torrella, Patricia [Sonstige Person]
Sancho-Rodríguez, Natalia [Sonstige Person]

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Date Revised 23.02.2024

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