Prevalence and Intensive Care Bed Use in Subjects on Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Swedish ICUs

• BACKGROUND: The number of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) is predicted to escalate due to an aging population. International studies on prevalence and resource utilization of this patient group exist, but data are lacking from Scandinavian ICUs, where there is a relatively low number of ICU beds in relation to population. The primary aim was to identify prevalence of admissions requiring mechanical ventilation >= 7-21 d and PMV > 21 d, and their use of ICU bed days in Sweden. Secondary aims were to describe patient characteristics and outcomes. METHODS: We obtained data from the Swedish Intensive Care Registry on admissions age >= 18 y mechanically ventilated >= 7 d and used open source registry data to calculate the prevalence and use of bed days of admissions ventilated >= 7-21 d and PMV > 21 d. RESULTS: Of the 39,510 ICU admissions to Swedish ICUs in 2017, those mechanically ventilated >= 7-21 d accounted for 1,643 (4%) admissions, and those with PMV > 21 d accounted for 307 (0.8%) admissions. Of the 109,457 ICU bed days, 22% were consumed by admissions ventilated >= 7-21 d and 10% by those with PMV > 21 d. The ICU mortality of both groups was 21%. Admissions with mechanical ventilation >= 7 d had a median age of 65 y and were predominantly male (64%). CONCLUSIONS: Admissions to Swedish ICUs who required mechanical ventilation >= 7-21 d and PMV > 21 d form a relatively small proportion of all ICU admissions, but consume a significant proportion of ICU beds days. Prevalence of admissions, ICU bed days, and ICU mortality were lower than reports from other countries, but the admissions were predominantly elderly and male, in accordance with other reports.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Anestesi och intensivvård (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care (hsv//eng)

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intensive care

ICU

mechanical ventilation

prolonged mechanical

ventilation

ventilator weaning

outcome

chronic heart-failure

person-centered care

outcomes

units

General & Internal Medicine

Respiratory System

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