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Timing of Intubation and Its Implications on Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection.


ABSTRACT: In critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019, there has been considerable debate about when to intubate patients with acute respiratory failure. Early expert recommendations supported early intubation. However, as we learned more about this disease, the risks versus benefits of early intubation are less clear. We report our findings from an observational study aimed to compare the difference in outcomes of critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 who were intubated early versus later in the disease course. Early need for intubation was defined as intubation either at admission or within 2 days of having a documented Fio2 greater than or equal to 0.5. In the final sample of 111 patients, 76 (68%) required early intubation. The mean age among those who received early intubation was significantly higher (69.79 ± 12.15 vs 65.03 ± 8.37 years; p = 0.038). Also, the patients who required early intubation had significantly higher Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores at admission (6.51 vs 3.48; p ? 0.0001). The outcomes were equivocal among both groups. In conclusion, we suggest that the timing of intubation has no impact on clinical outcomes among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia.

SUBMITTER: Matta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7587415 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Timing of Intubation and Its Implications on Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection.

Matta Atul A   Chaudhary Siddique S   Bryan Lo Kevin K   DeJoy Robert R   Gul Fahad F   Torres Ricardo R   Chaisson Neal N   Patarroyo-Aponte Gabriel G  

Critical care explorations 20201023 10


In critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019, there has been considerable debate about when to intubate patients with acute respiratory failure. Early expert recommendations supported early intubation. However, as we learned more about this disease, the risks versus benefits of early intubation are less clear. We report our findings from an observational study aimed to compare the difference in outcomes of critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 who were intubated early  ...[more]

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