Factors associated with prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation in medical patients

Soo Jin Na, Ryoung-Eun Ko, Jimyoung Nam, Myeong Gyun Ko, Kyeongman Jeon, Soo Jin Na, Ryoung-Eun Ko, Jimyoung Nam, Myeong Gyun Ko, Kyeongman Jeon

Abstract

Background: Patients who need prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) have high resource utilization and relatively poor outcomes. The pathophysiologic mechanisms leading to weaning failure in this group may be complex and multifactorial. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with prolonged weaning based on the Weaning Outcome according to a New Definition (WIND) classification.

Methods: This is a prospective observational study with consecutive adult patients receiving MV for at least two calendar days in medical intensive care units from 1 November 2017 to 30 September 2020. Eligible patients were divided in a non-prolonged weaning group, including short and difficult weaning, and in a prolonged weaning group according to the WIND classification. The risk factors at the time of first separation attempt associated with prolonged weaning were analyzed using a multivariable logistic regression model.

Results: Of the total 915 eligible patients, 172 (18.8%) patients were classified as prolonged weaning. A higher proportion of the prolonged weaning group had previous histories of endotracheal intubation, chronic lung disease, and hematologic malignancies. When compared with the non-prolonged weaning group, the median duration of MV before the first spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) was longer and the proportion of tracheostomized patients was higher in prolonged weaning group. In addition, the prolonged weaning group used higher peak inspiratory pressures and yielded lower PaO2/FiO2 ratios at the day of the first SBT compared with the non-prolonged weaning group. In multivariate analyses, the duration of MV before first SBT (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.14, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.06-1.22, p < 0.001), tracheostomy state (adjusted OR = 1.95, 95% CI = 1.04-3.63, p = 0.036), PaO2/FiO2 ratio (adjusted OR = 1.00, 95% CI = 0.99-1.00, p = 0.023), and need for renal replacement therapy (adjusted OR = 2.68, 95% CI = 1.16-6.19, p = 0.021) were independently associated with prolonged weaning. After the exclusion of patients who underwent tracheostomy before the SBTs, similar results were obtained.

Conclusion: Longer duration of MV before the first SBT, tracheostomy status, poor oxygenation, and need for renal replacement therapy at the time of first SBT can predict prolonged weaning.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT05134467.

Keywords: classification; intensive care unit; mechanical ventilation; risk factors; treatment outcome; ventilator weaning.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

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Figure 1.
Scheme of group distribution. ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; MV, mechanical ventilation; SBT, spontaneous breathing trial.

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