The Effects of ICU Crisis Reorganization on Outcomes in Patients Not Infected With Coronavirus Disease 2019 During the Initial Surge of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Objectives:. To determine if ICU reorganization due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic affected outcomes in critically ill patients who were not infected with coronavirus disease 2019. Design:. This was a Before-After study, with coronavirus disease 2019-induced ICU reorganization as the inter...

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Main Authors: Sameer Rana, MD, FCCP, Laura A. Hughes, NP, Siddharth Rana, BA, Laura A. Adam, MD, FACS
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-01-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000333
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author Sameer Rana, MD, FCCP
Laura A. Hughes, NP
Siddharth Rana, BA
Laura A. Adam, MD, FACS
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Laura A. Hughes, NP
Siddharth Rana, BA
Laura A. Adam, MD, FACS
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description Objectives:. To determine if ICU reorganization due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic affected outcomes in critically ill patients who were not infected with coronavirus disease 2019. Design:. This was a Before-After study, with coronavirus disease 2019-induced ICU reorganization as the intervention. A retrospective chart review of adult patients admitted to a reorganized ICU during the coronavirus disease 2019 surge (from March 23, 2020, to May 06, 2020: intervention group) was compared with patients admitted to the ICU prior to coronavirus disease 2019 surge (from January 10, 2020, to February 23, 2020: before group). Setting:. High-intensity cardiac, medical, and surgical ICUs of a community hospital in metropolitan Missouri. PATIENTS:. All patients admitted to the ICU during the before and intervention period were included. Patients younger than 18 years old and those admitted after an elective procedure or surgery were excluded. Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 were excluded. Interventions:. None. Measurements and Main Results:. We identified a total of 524 eligible patients: 342 patients in the before group and 182 in the intervention group. The 28-day mortality was 25.1% (86/342) and 28.6% (52/182), respectively (p = 0.40). The ICU length of stay, ventilator length of stay, and ventilator-free days were similar in both groups. Rates of patient adverse events including falls, inadvertent endotracheal tube removal, reintubation within 48 hours of extubation, and hospital acquired pressure ulcers occurred more frequently in the study group (20 events, 11%) versus control group (12 events, 3.5%) (p = 0.001). Conclusions:. Twenty-eight-day mortality, in patients who required ICU care and were not infected with coronavirus disease 2019, was not significantly affected by ICU reorganization during a pandemic.
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spelling doaj.art-3f0ecf125ed443989e5a6754480bd1512022-12-21T20:17:12ZengWolters KluwerCritical Care Explorations2639-80282021-01-0131e033310.1097/CCE.0000000000000333202101000-00017The Effects of ICU Crisis Reorganization on Outcomes in Patients Not Infected With Coronavirus Disease 2019 During the Initial Surge of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 PandemicSameer Rana, MD, FCCP0Laura A. Hughes, NP1Siddharth Rana, BA2Laura A. Adam, MD, FACS31 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, MO.1 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, MO.1 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, MO.1 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, MO.Objectives:. To determine if ICU reorganization due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic affected outcomes in critically ill patients who were not infected with coronavirus disease 2019. Design:. This was a Before-After study, with coronavirus disease 2019-induced ICU reorganization as the intervention. A retrospective chart review of adult patients admitted to a reorganized ICU during the coronavirus disease 2019 surge (from March 23, 2020, to May 06, 2020: intervention group) was compared with patients admitted to the ICU prior to coronavirus disease 2019 surge (from January 10, 2020, to February 23, 2020: before group). Setting:. High-intensity cardiac, medical, and surgical ICUs of a community hospital in metropolitan Missouri. PATIENTS:. All patients admitted to the ICU during the before and intervention period were included. Patients younger than 18 years old and those admitted after an elective procedure or surgery were excluded. Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 were excluded. Interventions:. None. Measurements and Main Results:. We identified a total of 524 eligible patients: 342 patients in the before group and 182 in the intervention group. The 28-day mortality was 25.1% (86/342) and 28.6% (52/182), respectively (p = 0.40). The ICU length of stay, ventilator length of stay, and ventilator-free days were similar in both groups. Rates of patient adverse events including falls, inadvertent endotracheal tube removal, reintubation within 48 hours of extubation, and hospital acquired pressure ulcers occurred more frequently in the study group (20 events, 11%) versus control group (12 events, 3.5%) (p = 0.001). Conclusions:. Twenty-eight-day mortality, in patients who required ICU care and were not infected with coronavirus disease 2019, was not significantly affected by ICU reorganization during a pandemic.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000333
spellingShingle Sameer Rana, MD, FCCP
Laura A. Hughes, NP
Siddharth Rana, BA
Laura A. Adam, MD, FACS
The Effects of ICU Crisis Reorganization on Outcomes in Patients Not Infected With Coronavirus Disease 2019 During the Initial Surge of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Critical Care Explorations
title The Effects of ICU Crisis Reorganization on Outcomes in Patients Not Infected With Coronavirus Disease 2019 During the Initial Surge of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
title_full The Effects of ICU Crisis Reorganization on Outcomes in Patients Not Infected With Coronavirus Disease 2019 During the Initial Surge of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
title_fullStr The Effects of ICU Crisis Reorganization on Outcomes in Patients Not Infected With Coronavirus Disease 2019 During the Initial Surge of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed The Effects of ICU Crisis Reorganization on Outcomes in Patients Not Infected With Coronavirus Disease 2019 During the Initial Surge of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
title_short The Effects of ICU Crisis Reorganization on Outcomes in Patients Not Infected With Coronavirus Disease 2019 During the Initial Surge of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
title_sort effects of icu crisis reorganization on outcomes in patients not infected with coronavirus disease 2019 during the initial surge of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
url http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000333
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