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Trials directly comparing alternative spontaneous breathing trial techniques: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Epidemiological characteristics, practice of ventilation, and clinical outcome in patients at risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome in intensive care units from 16 countries (PRoVENT): an international, multicentre, prospective study
Background Scant information exists about the epidemiological characteristics and outcome of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) at risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and how ventilation is managed in these individuals. We aimed to establish the epidemiological characteristics of patients at risk of ARDS, describe ventilation management in this population, and assess outcomes compared with people at no risk of ARDS. Methods PRoVENT (PRactice of VENTilation in critically ill patients without ARDS at onset of ventilation) is an international, multicentre, prospective study undertaken at 119 ICUs in 16 countries worldwide. All patients aged 18 years or older who were receiving mechanical ventilation in participating ICUs during a 1-week period between January, 2014, and January, 2015, were enrolled into the study. The Lung Injury Prediction Score (LIPS) was used to stratify risk of ARDS, with a score of 4 or higher defining those at risk of ARDS. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients at risk of ARDS. Secondary outcomes included ventilatory management (including tidal volume [VT] expressed as mL/kg predicted bodyweight [PBW], and positive end-expiratory pressure [PEEP] expressed as cm H2O), development of pulmonary complications, and clinical outcomes. The PRoVENT study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01868321. The study has been completed. Findings Of 3023 patients screened for the study, 935 individuals fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Of these critically ill patients, 282 were at risk of ARDS (30%, 95% CI 27芒33), representing 0脗路14 cases per ICU bed over a 1-week period. VTwas similar for patients at risk and not at risk of ARDS (median 7脗路6 mL/kg PBW [IQR 6脗路7芒9脗路1] vs 7脗路9 mL/kg PBW [6脗路8芒9脗路1]; p=0脗路346). PEEP was higher in patients at risk of ARDS compared with those not at risk (median 6脗路0 cm H2O [IQR 5脗路0芒8脗路0] vs 5脗路0 cm H2O [5脗路0芒7脗路0]; p<0脗路0001). The prevalence of ARDS in patients at risk of ARDS was higher than in individuals not at risk of ARDS (19/260 [7%] vs 17/556 [3%]; p=0脗路004). Compared with individuals not at risk of ARDS, patients at risk of ARDS had higher in-hospital mortality (86/543 [16%] vs 74/232 [32%]; p<0脗路0001), ICU mortality (62/533 [12%] vs 66/227 [29%]; p<0脗路0001), and 90-day mortality (109/653 [17%] vs 88/282 [31%]; p<0脗路0001). VTdid not differ between patients who did and did not develop ARDS (p=0脗路471 for those at risk of ARDS; p=0脗路323 for those not at risk). Interpretation Around a third of patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the ICU were at risk of ARDS. Pulmonary complications occur frequently in patients at risk of ARDS and their clinical outcome is worse compared with those not at risk of ARDS. There is potential for improvement in the management of patients without ARDS. Further refinements are needed for prediction of ARDS. Funding None