Clinical trial NCT00174070: Etiologies and Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Failure in Community
Official title: Etiologies and Outcomes Analysis of Acute Respiratory Failure in Community
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Respiratory Failure
Keywords: Respiratory failure
Community
Lead sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2005-09-15
Enrollment: 150
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: DEFINED_POPULATION
Time perspective: OTHER

Brief summary: Acute respiratory failure (ARF) remains a common reason for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). ARF to be present in 32% of patients on ICU admission, with a further 24% of patients developing ARF during the ICU stay. A total of 56% of all ICU admissions for a length of \>48 h had ARF at some point during their stay. The incidence of ARF was from 88.6 to 137.1 hospitalizations per 100,000 residents. The incidence of ARF was found to increase nearly exponentially with each decade until age 85 years. However, there is still paucity data about etiology and outcomes of acute respiratory failure happened in community.

Mortality of ARF in critically ill patients is between 40% and 65%. Independent hazards for ARF mortality include older age, severe chronic co-morbidities (HIV, active malignancy, cirrhosis), certain precipitating events (trauma, drug overdose, bone marrow transplant), and multiple organ system failure (MOSF) \[7-9\]. Mortality has also been associated with acute lung injury or bilateral infiltrates on chest radiograph, and with an elevated acute physiology score.

ARF patients form a large percentage of all ICU admissions and many factors might influence the final outcomes. With the high incidence of ARF in ICU, any improvement in the outcome of such population is likely to have marked effect on intensive care resource allocation. We wish this study may provide some valuable information about acute respiratory failure in community and improve the outcome of these patients.

Detailed description: Acute respiratory failure (ARF) remains a common reason for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). ARF to be present in 32% of patients on ICU admission, with a further 24% of patients developing ARF during the ICU stay \[1\]. A total of 56% of all ICU admissions for a length of \>48 h had ARF at some point during their stay \[1\]. The incidence of ARF was from 88.6 to 137.1 hospitalizations per 100,000 residents \[2, 3\]. The incidence of ARF was found to increase nearly exponentially with each decade until age 85 years. However, there is still paucity data about etiology and outcomes of acute respiratory failure happened in community.

Mortality of ARF in critically ill patients is between 40% and 65% \[2, 4-6\]. Independent hazards for ARF mortality include older age, severe chronic co-morbidities (HIV, active malignancy, cirrhosis), certain precipitating events (trauma, drug overdose, bone marrow transplant), and multiple organ system failure (MOSF) \[7-9\]. Mortality has also been associated with acute lung injury or bilateral infiltrates on chest radiograph \[6\], and with an elevated acute physiology score \[9-10\].

ARF patients form a large percentage of all ICU admissions and many factors might influence the final outcomes. With the high incidence of ARF in ICU, any improvement in the outcome of such population is likely to have marked effect on intensive care resource allocation. We wish this study may provide some valuable information about acute respiratory failure in community and improve the outcome of these patients.

References:

1. Vincent JL, Akca S, De Mendonca A, et al: The epidemiology of acute respiratory failure in critically ill patients. Chest 2002; 121:1602-1609
2. Lewandowski K, Mets J, Deutschmann H, et al. Incidence, severity, and mortality of acute respiratory failure in Berlin, Germany. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1995; 151:1121-1125
3. Behrendt CE. Acute respiratory failure in the United States: incidence and 31-day survival. Chest 2000; 118:1100-1105
4. Miberg JA, Davis DR, Steinberg KP, et al. Improved survival of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): 1983-1993. JAMA 1995; 273:306-309
5. Doyle LA, Szaflarski N, Modin GW, et al. Identification of patients with acute lung injury: predictors of mortality. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1995; 152:1818-1824
6. Luhr OR, Antonsen K, Karlsson M, et al. Incidence and mortality after acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome in Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland: The ARF Study Group. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999; 159:1849-1861
7. Vasilyev S, Schaap RN, Mortensen JD. Hospital survival rates of patients with acute respiratory failure in modern respiratory intensive care units. Chest 1995; 107:1083-1088
8. Stauffer JL, Fayter NA, Graves B, et al. Survival following mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure in adult men. Chest 1993; 104:1222-1229
9. Knaus WA. Prognosis with mechanical ventilation: the influence of disease, severity of disease, age, and chronic health status on survival from an acute illness. Am Rev Respir Dis 1989; 140:S8-S13
10. Epstein SK, Vuong V. Lack of influence of gender on outcomes of mechanically ventilated medical ICU patients. Chest 1999; 116:732-739

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Acute respiratory failure with mechanical ventilation
* Respiratory failure happened within 48 hours after admission
* Age \> 18 y/o

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnanacy
* Transfer from other hospital with mechanical ventilation
* Mechanical ventilation after scheduled operation

Primary outcomes:
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Taipei
country: Taiwan
facility: National Taiwan University Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Physcian
name: Chia-Lin Hsu, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Vincent JL, Akca S, De Mendonca A, Haji-Michael P, Sprung C, Moreno R, Antonelli M, Suter PM; SOFA Working Group. Sequntial organ failure assessment. The epidemiology of acute respiratory failure in critically ill patients(*). Chest. 2002 May;121(5):1602-9. doi: 10.1378/chest.121.5.1602.
citation: Lewandowski K, Metz J, Deutschmann C, Preiss H, Kuhlen R, Artigas A, Falke KJ. Incidence, severity, and mortality of acute respiratory failure in Berlin, Germany. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1995 Apr;151(4):1121-5. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.151.4.7697241.
citation: Behrendt CE. Acute respiratory failure in the United States: incidence and 31-day survival. Chest. 2000 Oct;118(4):1100-5. doi: 10.1378/chest.118.4.1100.
citation: Milberg JA, Davis DR, Steinberg KP, Hudson LD. Improved survival of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): 1983-1993. JAMA. 1995 Jan 25;273(4):306-9.
citation: Doyle RL, Szaflarski N, Modin GW, Wiener-Kronish JP, Matthay MA. Identification of patients with acute lung injury. Predictors of mortality. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1995 Dec;152(6 Pt 1):1818-24. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.152.6.8520742.
citation: Luhr OR, Antonsen K, Karlsson M, Aardal S, Thorsteinsson A, Frostell CG, Bonde J. Incidence and mortality after acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome in Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland. The ARF Study Group. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999 Jun;159(6):1849-61. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.6.9808136.
citation: Vasilyev S, Schaap RN, Mortensen JD. Hospital survival rates of patients with acute respiratory failure in modern respiratory intensive care units. An international, multicenter, prospective survey. Chest. 1995 Apr;107(4):1083-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.107.4.1083.
citation: Stauffer JL, Fayter NA, Graves B, Cromb M, Lynch JC, Goebel P. Survival following mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure in adult men. Chest. 1993 Oct;104(4):1222-9. doi: 10.1378/chest.104.4.1222.
citation: Knaus WA. Prognosis with mechanical ventilation: the influence of disease, severity of disease, age, and chronic health status on survival from an acute illness. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1989 Aug;140(2 Pt 2):S8-13. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/140.2_Pt_2.S8.
citation: Epstein SK, Vuong V. Lack of influence of gender on outcomes of mechanically ventilated medical ICU patients. Chest. 1999 Sep;116(3):732-9. doi: 10.1378/chest.116.3.732.