Predictive Accuracy of the ROX Index for Re-Intubation in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With COVID-19

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 68; no. 8; p. 1067
• Main Authors: Okazaki, Yusuke, Nishikimi, Mitsuaki, Ishii, Junki, Ota, Kohei, Ohshimo, Shinichiro, Shime, Nobuaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Cannula; COVID-19 - complications; COVID-19 - therapy; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal - adverse effects; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy - adverse effects; Respiration, Artificial - adverse effects; Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy; Retrospective Studies; extubation; re-intubation; SARS-CoV-2; mechanical ventilation; breathing frequency; noninvasive ventilation; ROX index
• ISSN: 1943-3654
• DOI: 10.4187/respcare.10549

Several studies have suggested that high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is useful for respiratory support after extubation in subjects with COVID-19 pneumonia, whereas 18% subsequently needed to undergo re-intubation. This study aimed to evaluate whether the breathing frequency (f)-ratio of oxygen satura...