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Clinical Outcomes and Mortality Impact of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Patients With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Crit Care Med 2019; 46:e649-e655. [PMID: 29629990 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Carbon monoxide poisoning affects 50,000 per year in the United States alone. Mortality is approximately 3%, and up to 40% of survivors suffer from permanent neurocognitive and affective deficits. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has shown benefit on reducing the long-term neurologic sequelae of carbon monoxide poisoning but has not demonstrated improved survival. The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen for acute and long-term mortality in carbon monoxide poisoning using a large clinical databank. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING University of Pittsburgh Medical Center healthcare system (Pittsburgh, PA). PATIENTS One-thousand ninety-nine unique encounters of adult patients with carbon monoxide poisoning. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Baseline demographics, laboratory values, hospital charge transactions, discharge disposition, and clinical information from charting were obtained from the electronic medical record. In propensity-adjusted analysis, hyperbaric oxygen therapy was associated with a reduction in inpatient mortality (absolute risk reduction, 2.1% [3.7-0.9%]; p = 0.001) and a reduction in 1-year mortality (absolute risk reduction, 2.1% [3.8-0.4%]; p = 0.013). CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate that hyperbaric oxygen is associated with reduced acute and reduced 1-year mortality. Further studies are needed on the mortality effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Brundin-Mather R, Soo A, Zuege DJ, Niven DJ, Fiest K, Doig CJ, Zygun D, Boyd JM, Parsons Leigh J, Bagshaw SM, Stelfox HT. Secondary EMR data for quality improvement and research: A comparison of manual and electronic data collection from an integrated critical care electronic medical record system. J Crit Care 2018; 47:295-301. [PMID: 30099330 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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PURPOSE This study measured the quality of data extracted from a clinical information system widely used for critical care quality improvement and research. MATERIALS AND METHODS We abstracted data from 30 fields in a random sample of 207 patients admitted to nine adult, medical-surgical intensive care units. We assessed concordance between data collected: (1) manually from the bedside system (eCritical MetaVision) by trained auditors, and (2) electronically from the system data warehouse (eCritical TRACER). Agreement was assessed using Cohen's Kappa for categorical variables and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for continuous variables. RESULTS Concordance between data sets was excellent. There was perfect agreement for 11/30 variables (35%). The median Kappa score for the 16 categorical variables was 0.99 (IQR 0.92-1.00). APACHE II had an ICC of 0.936 (0.898-0.960). The lowest concordance was observed for SOFA renal and respiratory components (ICC 0.804 and 0.846, respectively). Score translation errors by the manual auditor were the most common source of data discrepancies. CONCLUSIONS Manual validation processes of electronic data are complex in comparison to validation of traditional clinical documentation. This study represents a straightforward approach to validate the use of data repositories to support reliable and efficient use of high quality secondary use data.
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- Rebecca Brundin-Mather
- W21C Research & Innovation Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, GD01-TRW Building, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Ground Floor-McCaig Tower, 1403-29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 5A1, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Ground Floor-McCaig Tower, 1403-29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 5A1, Canada; eCritical Alberta Program, Alberta Health Services, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Ground Floor-McCaig Tower, 1403-29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 5A1, Canada; O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3rd Floor TRW Building, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3D10, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Ground Floor-McCaig Tower, 1403-29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 5A1, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Ground Floor-McCaig Tower, 1403-29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 5A1, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, 2-124E Clinical Sciences Building, 8440-112 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada; Alberta Health Services, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Ground Floor-McCaig Tower, 1403-29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 5A1, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Ground Floor-McCaig Tower, 1403-29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 5A1, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3D10, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, 2-124E Clinical Sciences Building, 8440-112 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada; School of Public Health, University of Alberta, 3-300 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 11405-87 Ave Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1C9, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Ground Floor-McCaig Tower, 1403-29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 5A1, Canada; O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3rd Floor TRW Building, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3D10, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada; Alberta Health Services, Alberta, Canada.
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Hewson-Conroy KM, Tierney LT, Burrell AR. Assessment and perceptions of intensive care data quality, reporting and use: a survey of ICU directors. Anaesth Intensive Care 2012; 40:675-82. [PMID: 22813496 DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1204000414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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It is becoming increasingly common for government bodies, healthcare providers, funders and consumers to seek measures of the quality of critical care. It is important to ensure the quality of intensive care unit (ICU) data is high so these stakeholders can confidently use quality of care measures in decision-making. This paper aims to evaluate the quality of data collected for and submitted to the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Adult Patient Database, and to investigate the perceptions of NSW ICU directors in relation to ICU data quality, reporting and usage. A survey tool was developed based on an existing framework that consisted of procedures for assessing data quality in medical registries. The survey was distributed to the directors of all NSW ICUs that submitted data in the 2007/2008 financial year. Overall, completeness of the data and its quality was perceived to be good. Participants were less likely to engage in activities involving the detection and correction of data errors, feedback of data or use of data for local purposes. A number of barriers and enablers to good quality ICU data as well as strategies to improve data quality were identified. Inadequate staff, training and resources for data collection were widespread concerns. NSW ICU directors believe more work is required to achieve high quality data and appropriate use of the data collected. Strategies targeting increased resources including updated technology and improved staffing and training, as well as low-cost solutions such as audit, feedback and clinician engagement, have been highlighted.
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- K M Hewson-Conroy
- Intensive Care Co-ordination and Monitoring Unit, New South Wales, Australia.
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Lartigue B, Catillon E. [Qualitative evaluation of blood products records in a hospital]. Transfus Clin Biol 2012; 19:11-6. [PMID: 22261347 DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2011.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Accepted: 06/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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PURPOSE OF THE STUDY This study aimed at evaluating the qualitative performance of blood products traceability from paper and electronic medical records in a hospital. STUDY DESIGN Quality of date/time documentation was assessed by detection, for 20minutes or more, of chronological errors and inter-source inconsistencies, in a random sample of 168 blood products transfused during 2009. RESULTS A receipt date/time was confirmed in 52% of paper records; a data entry error was attested in 25% of paper records, and 21% of electronic records. A transfusion date/time was notified in 93% of paper records, with a data entry error in 26% of paper records and 25% of electronic records. The patient medical record held at least one date/time error in 18% and 17%, for receipt and transfusion respectively. Environmental factors (clinical setting, urgency, blood product category) did not contributed to data error rates. CONCLUSION Although blood products traceability has good quantitative results, the recorded documentation is not qualitative. In our study, data entry errors are similar in electronic or paper records, but the global failure rate is lesser in electronic records because omissions are controlled.
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- B Lartigue
- Unité d'hémovigilance, CHU, 45, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51092 Reims cedex, France.
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Stamm JA, McVerry BJ, Mathier MA, Donahoe MP, Saul MI, Gladwin MT. Doppler-defined pulmonary hypertension in medical intensive care unit patients: Retrospective investigation of risk factors and impact on mortality. Pulm Circ 2011; 1:95-102. [PMID: 22034595 PMCID: PMC3198625 DOI: 10.4103/2045-8932.78104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is poorly characterized in the critically ill. No prior studies describe the burden of or outcomes associated with PH in a general medical intensive care unit population. We hypothesize that PH is an important comorbidity prevalent in the modern medical intensive care unit. We undertook a preliminary investigation to define the consequences of Doppler-defined PH in the critically ill. A single-center retrospective case–control study of medical intensive care patients admitted over a 1-year period was conducted. Eligible patients had an echocardiogram within 4 days of admission. PH was defined to include both pulmonary arterial and venous hypertension and required a tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity ≥3 m/sec. Cases and controls were compared for comorbidities, illness severity, diagnoses, and mortality. Multivariable regression was performed to identify clinical features associated with PH and mortality. 299 (21% of admissions) patients had an eligible echocardiogram. Patients with PH (N=126) had a higher unadjusted mortality than did controls (N=173) (37% vs. 25%, P=0.04) and PH remained significantly associated with mortality after controlling for other clinical factors (HR=1.59, 95% CI=1.03–2.44, P=0.036). Low ejection fraction (OR=2.21, 95% CI=1.19–4.11, P=0.012) and pulmonary embolism (OR=4.28, 95% CI=1.59–11.5, P=0.004) were independently associated with PH. Doppler-defined PH is associated with mortality in the critically ill. Prospective studies are needed to define the prevalence of pulmonary venous hypertension versus pulmonary arterial hypertension, and the clinical consequences of each, in a general medical intensive care unit population.
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- Jason A Stamm
- Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Meyfroidt G, Güiza F, Ramon J, Bruynooghe M. Machine learning techniques to examine large patient databases. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2009; 23:127-43. [PMID: 19449621 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2008.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Computerization in healthcare in general, and in the operating room (OR) and intensive care unit (ICU) in particular, is on the rise. This leads to large patient databases, with specific properties. Machine learning techniques are able to examine and to extract knowledge from large databases in an automatic way. Although the number of potential applications for these techniques in medicine is large, few medical doctors are familiar with their methodology, advantages and pitfalls. A general overview of machine learning techniques, with a more detailed discussion of some of these algorithms, is presented in this review.
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- Geert Meyfroidt
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, UZ Leuven--Campus Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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