Changes in the epidemiology of ventilator-associated events over the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Jeremy F Weinberger; Chanu Rhee; Michael Klompas; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program

doi:10.1017/ice.2021.459

Changes in the epidemiology of ventilator-associated events over the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Feb;44(2):305-307. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.459. Epub 2021 Oct 27.

Authors

Jeremy F Weinberger^{1

2}, Chanu Rhee^{1

3}, Michael Klompas^{1

3}; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program

Affiliations

¹ Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

Management of critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients has evolved considerably during the pandemic. We investigated rates and causes of ventilator-associated events (VAEs) in COVID-19 patients in the late versus early waves in 4 Massachusetts hospitals. VAE rates per episode decreased, rates per ventilator day were stable, and most cases were caused by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / etiology
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated* / epidemiology
Respiration, Artificial / adverse effects
Ventilators, Mechanical / adverse effects

Abstract

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