Optimal timing for intubation in patients on non‐invasive ventilation: A retrospective cohort study
Tatsuhiko Abe, Toshishige Takagi, Kazunari Takahashi, Kosuke Yagi, Ai Tsuge, Tomoko Fujii · 2023
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Description
Tatsuhiko Abe and co-authors study breathing support timing in a 2023 Tokyo hospital study. Very ill patients with failing lungs often start on non-invasive ventilation, a mask-based method that avoids a breathing tube. If the mask method fails, doctors must place a tube, called intubation. Waiting too long can hurt, but the best moment was unclear.
The team reviewed 589 adults in intensive care who got the mask method between 2013 and 2022. Of them, 139 later needed a tube. Patients tubed near 24 hours after the mask started had the most days free of the tube over the next 28 days. Tubing after that point linked to fewer free days. The authors mark 24 hours as a key window to watch.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tatsuhiko Abe, Toshishige Takagi, Kazunari Takahashi, Kosuke Yagi, Ai Tsuge, Tomoko Fujii |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |