Improved Survival for an Integrated System of Reduced Intensive Respiratory Care for Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

References

1. 1.↵
   1. Kahn JM,
   2. Benson NM,
   3. Appleby D,
   4. Carson SS,
   5. Iwashyna TJ

   . Long-term acute care hospital utilization after critical illness. JAMA 2010;303(22):2253-2259.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
2. 2.↵
   1. Cox CE,
   2. Carson SS,
   3. Govert JA,
   4. Chelluri L,
   5. Sanders GD

   . An economic evaluation of prolonged mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med 2007;35(8):1918-1927.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
3. 3.↵
   1. MacIntyre NR,
   2. Epstein SK,
   3. Carson S,
   4. Scheinhorn D,
   5. Christopher K,
   6. Muldoon S

   ; National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care. Management of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation: report of a NAMDRC consensus conference. Chest 2005;128(6):3937-3954.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
4. 4.↵
   1. White AC,
   2. O'Connor HH,
   3. Kirby K

   . Prolonged mechanical ventilation: review of care settings and an update on professional reimbursement. Chest 2008;133(2):539-545.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
5. 5.↵
   1. Carson SS,
   2. Bach PB,
   3. Brzozowski L,
   4. Leff A

   . Outcomes after long-term acute care. An analysis of 133 mechanically ventilated patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999;159(5):1568-1573.

   OpenUrlPubMedWeb of Science
6. 6.
   1. Carson SS

   . Outcomes of prolonged mechanical ventilation. Curr Opin Crit Care 2006;12(5):405-411.

   OpenUrlPubMedWeb of Science
7. 7.↵
   1. Pilcher DV,
   2. Bailey MJ,
   3. Treacher DF,
   4. Hamid S,
   5. Williams AJ,
   6. Davidson AC

   . Outcomes, cost and long term survival of patients referred to a regional weaning centre. Thorax 2005;60(3):187-192.

   OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
8. 8.↵
   1. Chelluri L,
   2. Im KA,
   3. Belle SH,
   4. Schulz R,
   5. Rotondi AJ,
   6. Donahoe MP,
   7. et al

   . Long-term mortality and quality of life after prolonged mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med 2004;32(1):61-69.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
9. 9.
   1. Scheinhorn DJ,
   2. Chao DC,
   3. Stearn-Hassenpflug M,
   4. LaBree LD,
   5. Heltsley DJ

   . Post-ICU mechanical ventilation: treatment of 1,123 patients at a regional weaning center. Chest 1997;111(6):1654-1659.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
10. 10.
    1. Scheinhorn DJ,
    2. Hassenpflug MS,
    3. Votto JJ,
    4. Chao DC,
    5. Epstein SK,
    6. Doig GS,
    7. et al

    . Post-ICU mechanical ventilation at 23 long-term care hospitals: a multicenter outcomes study. Chest 2007;131(1):85-93.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
11. 11.
    1. Bagley PH,
    2. Cooney E

    . A community-based regional ventilator weaning unit: development and outcomes. Chest 1997;111(4):1024-1029.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
12. 12.
    1. Gracey DR,
    2. Viggiano RW,
    3. Naessens JM,
    4. Hubmayr RD,
    5. Silverstein MD,
    6. Koenig GE

    . Outcomes of patients admitted to a chronic ventilator-dependent unit in an acute-care hospital. Mayo Clin Proc 1992;67(2):131-136.

    OpenUrlPubMedWeb of Science
13. 13.↵
    1. Gracey DR,
    2. Naessens JM,
    3. Viggiano RW,
    4. Koenig GE,
    5. Silverstein MD,
    6. Hubmayr RD

    . Outcome of patients cared for in a ventilator-dependent unit in a general hospital. Chest 1995;107(2):494-499.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
14. 14.↵
    1. Seneff MG,
    2. Zimmerman JE,
    3. Knaus WA,
    4. Wagner DP,
    5. Draper EA

    . Predicting the duration of mechanical ventilation: the importance of disease and patient characteristics. Chest 1996;110(2):469-479.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
15. 15.↵
    1. Seneff MG,
    2. Wagner D,
    3. Thompson D,
    4. Honeycutt C,
    5. Silver MR

    . The impact of long-term acute-care facilities on the outcome and cost of care for patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med 2000;28(2):342-350.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
16. 16.↵
    1. Su J,
    2. Lin CY,
    3. Chen PJ,
    4. Lin FJ,
    5. Chen SK,
    6. Kuo HT

    . Experience with a step-down respiratory care center at a tertiary referral medical center in Taiwan. J Crit Care 2006;21(2):156-161.

    OpenUrlPubMed
17. 17.↵
    1. Wu YK,
    2. Kao KC,
    3. Hsu KH,
    4. Hsieh MJ,
    5. Tsai YH

    . Predictors of successful weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation in Taiwan. Respir Med 2009;103(8):1189-1195.

    OpenUrlPubMed
18. 18.↵
    1. Yang PH,
    2. Hung JY,
    3. Yang CJ,
    4. Tsai JR,
    5. Wang TH,
    6. Lee JC,
    7. et al

    . Successful weaning predictors in a respiratory care center in Taiwan. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2008;24(2):85-91.

    OpenUrlPubMed
19. 19.↵
    1. Hung MC,
    2. Lu HM,
    3. Chen L,
    4. Hu FC,
    5. Chan SY,
    6. Yan YH,
    7. et al

    . Life expectancies and incidence rates of patients under prolonged mechanical ventilation: a population-based study during 1998 to 2007 in Taiwan. Crit Care 2011;15(2):R107.

    OpenUrlPubMed
20. 20.↵
    1. Groeger JS,
    2. White P Jr.,
    3. Nierman DM,
    4. Glassman J,
    5. Shi W,
    6. Horak D,
    7. et al

    . Outcome for cancer patients requiring mechanical ventilation. J Clin Oncol 1999;17(3):991-997.

    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
21. 21.↵
    1. Gibson RL,
    2. Jackson JC,
    3. Twiggs GA,
    4. Redding GJ,
    5. Truog WE

    . Bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Survival after prolonged mechanical ventilation. Am J Dis Child 1988;142(7):721-725.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
22. 22.↵
    1. Kim MM,
    2. Barnato AE,
    3. Angus DC,
    4. Fleisher LA,
    5. Kahn JM

    . The effect of multidisciplinary care teams on intensive care unit mortality. Arch Intern Med 2010;170(4):369-376.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
23. 23.↵
    1. Cox CE,
    2. Martinu T,
    3. Sathy SJ,
    4. Clay AS,
    5. Chia J,
    6. Gray AL,
    7. et al

    . Expectations and outcomes of prolonged mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med 2009;37(11):2888-2894.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
24. 24.↵
    1. Unroe M,
    2. Kahn JM,
    3. Carson SS,
    4. Govert JA,
    5. Martinu T,
    6. Sathy SJ,
    7. et al

    . One-year trajectories of care and resource utilization for recipients of prolonged mechanical ventilation: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med 2010;153(3):167-175.

    OpenUrlPubMedWeb of Science
25. 25.↵
    1. Gildea TR,
    2. Cook WC,
    3. Nelson DR,
    4. Aggarwal A,
    5. Carey W,
    6. Younossi ZM,
    7. et al

    . Predictors of long-term mortality in patients with cirrhosis of the liver admitted to a medical ICU. Chest 2004;126(5):1598-1603.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
26. 26.↵
    1. Lu SN,
    2. Su WW,
    3. Yang SS,
    4. Chang TT,
    5. Cheng KS,
    6. Wu JC,
    7. et al

    . Secular trends and geographic variations of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma in Taiwan. Int J Cancer 2006;119(8):1946-1952.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
27. 27.↵
    1. Huffmyer JL,
    2. Nemergut EC

    . Respiratory dysfunction and pulmonary disease in cirrhosis and other hepatic disorders. Respir Care 2007;52(8):1030-1036.

    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
28. 28.↵
    1. Singh C,
    2. Sager JS

    . Pulmonary complications of cirrhosis. Med Clin North Am 2009;93(4):871-883.

    OpenUrlPubMed
29. 29.↵
    1. Hung MC,
    2. Yan YH,
    3. Fan PS,
    4. Lin MS,
    5. Chen CR,
    6. Kuo LC,
    7. et al

    . Measurement of quality of life using EQ-5D in patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation: comparison of patients, family caregivers, and nurses. Qual Life Res 2010;19(5):721-727.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed