Korean J Intern Med.
2020 Nov;35(6):1411-1423. 10.3904/kjim.2018.449.
A population-based observational study of patients with pulmonary disorders in intensive care unit
- Affiliations
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- 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- 2Medical Research Collaborating Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- 3Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- 4Interdepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- 5College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea
- KMID: 2508137
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2018.449
Abstract
- Background/Aims
Only a few epidemiologic studies on the patients with pulmonary disorders admitted to intensive care unit exist. We investigated the characteristics and clinical outcomes of the patients with severe pulmonary disorders.
Methods
The sample cohort database of National Health Insurance Sharing Service from 2006 to 2015 was used. Operational definition of critically ill patients was adults who were either admitted to intensive care unit for at least 3 days or expired within first 2 days in the unit. The pulmonary disorder group comprised of critically ill patients with respiratory disease as the main diagnosis.
Results
Among the 997,173 patients, 12,983 (1.3%) in 383 intensive care units were categorized as critically ill. Patients in the pulmonary disorder group tended to have more comorbidities or disabilities. The length of hospital stay and duration of mechanical ventilation were longer in the pulmonary disorder group. Overall mortality and re-admission were higher in the pulmonary disorder group, with adjusted incidence rate ratios of 1.22 (95% confidence interval, 1.18 to 1.27) and 1.26 (95% confidence interval, 1.17 to 1.36), respectively. After adjustment by Cox regression, the pulmonary disorder group was an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality.
Conclusions
In critically ill patients with pulmonary disorder, the use of healthcare resources was higher, and their clinical outcomes were significantly worse than the non-pulmonary disorder group.
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