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Kwizera A, Kabatooro D, Atumanya P, Tumukunde J, Kalungi J, Mwanje AK, Obua D, Agaba P, Sendagire C, Nakibuuka J, Owachi D, Dünser MW, Alenyo-Ngabirano A, Olaro C, Kyobe-Bosa H, Kirenga BJ, Nakiyingi L, Kiwanuka N, Kateete DP, Joloba M, Sewankambo N, Summers C. Respiratory Support Techniques for COVID-19-Related ARDS in a Sub-Saharan African Country: A Multicenter Observational Study. Chest 2023; 164:369-380. [PMID: 36773933 PMCID: PMC9911971 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Limited data from low-income countries report on respiratory support techniques in COVID-19-associated ARDS. RESEARCH QUESTION Which respiratory support techniques are used in patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS in Uganda? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS A multicenter, prospective, observational study was conducted at 13 Ugandan hospitals during the pandemic and included adults with COVID-19-associated ARDS. Patient characteristics, clinical and laboratory data, initial and most advanced respiratory support techniques, and 28-day mortality were recorded. Standard tests, log-rank tests, and logistic regression analyses were used for statistical analyses. RESULTS Four hundred ninety-nine patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS (mild, n = 137; moderate, n = 247; and severe, n = 115) were included (ICU admission, 38.9%). Standard oxygen therapy (SOX), high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO), CPAP, noninvasive ventilation (NIV), and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) was used as the first-line (most advanced) respiratory support technique in 37.3% (35.3%), 10% (9.4%), 11.6% (4.8%), 23.4% (14.4%), and 17.6% (36.6%) of patients, respectively. The first-line respiratory support technique was escalated in 19.8% of patients. Twenty-eight-day mortality was 51.9% (mild ARDS, 13.1%; moderate ARDS, 62.3%; severe ARDS, 75.7%; P < .001) and was associated with respiratory support techniques as follows: SOX, 19.9%; HFNO, 31.9%; CPAP, 58.3%; NIV 61.1%; and IMV, 83.9% (P < .001). Proning was used in 79 patients (15.8%; 59 of 79 awake) and was associated with lower mortality (40.5% vs 54%; P = .03). The oxygen saturation to Fio2 ratio (OR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.98-0.99; P < .001) and respiratory rate (OR, 1.07; 95% CI, 1.03-1.12; P = .002) at admission and NIV (OR, 6.31; 95% CI, 2.29-17.37; P < .001) or IMV (OR, 8.08; 95% CI, 3.52-18.57; P < .001) use were independent risk factors for death. INTERPRETATION SOX, HFNO, CPAP, NIV, and IMV were used as respiratory support techniques in patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS in Uganda. Although these data are observational, they suggest that the use of SOX and HFNO therapy as well as awake proning are associated with a lower mortality resulting from COVID-19-associated ARDS in a resource-limited setting.
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- Arthur Kwizera
- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medicine and Intensive Care Unit, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Kepler University Hospital and Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda; Uganda Peoples Defence Forces, Kampala, Uganda; Kellogg College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
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- Department of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; Makerere University Lung Institute, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- School of Public Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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Peng Q, Yang S, Zhang Y, Zhao W, Hu M, Meng B, Ni H, Min L, Yu J, Wang Y, Zhang L. Effects of awake prone position vs. usual care on acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1120837. [PMID: 37081841 PMCID: PMC10111056 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1120837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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Background Previous studies have shown that an awake prone position may be beneficial for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF) in patients with COVID-19, but the results are not consistent, especially in terms of oxygenation outcomes and intubation rate. This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the effects of the awake prone position on AHRF in patients with COVID-19 with all randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Methods An extensive search of online databases, including MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from 1 December 2019 to 30 October 2022, with no language restrictions was performed. This systematic review and meta-analysis are based on the PRISMA statement. We only included RCTs and used the Cochrane risk assessment tool for quality assessment. Results Fourteen RCTs fulfilled the selection criteria, and 3,290 patients were included. A meta-analysis found that patients in the awake prone position group had more significant improvement in the SpO2/FiO2 ratio [mean difference (MD): 29.76; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.39-48.13; P = 0.001] compared with the usual care. The prone position also reduced the need for intubation [odd ratio (OR): 0.72; 95% CI: 0.61 to 0.84; P < 0.0001; I 2 = 0%]. There was no significant difference in mortality, hospital length of stay, incidence of intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and adverse events between the two groups. Conclusion The awake prone position was a promising intervention method, which is beneficial to improve the oxygenation of patients with ARDS or AHRF caused by COVID-19 and reduce the need for intubation. However, the awake prone position showed no obvious advantage in mortality, hospital length of stay, incidence of ICU admission, and adverse events. Systematic review registration International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), identifier: CRD42022367885.
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- Qing Peng
- Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jiangquan Yu
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- Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Yongxiang Wang
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- Department of Orthopedics, Regenerative Medicine Engineering Technology Research Center of Yangzhou, Yangzhou, China
- Liang Zhang
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Nay MA, Planquette B, Perrin C, Clément J, Plantier L, Sève A, Druelle S, Morrier M, Lainé JB, Colombain L, Corvaisier G, Bizien N, Pouget-Abadie X, Bigot A, Bernard L, Nyamankolly E, Fossat G, Boulain T. Does awake prone positioning prevent the use of mechanical respiratory support or death in COVID-19 patients on standard oxygen therapy hospitalised in general wards? A multicentre randomised controlled trial: the PROVID-19 protocol. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e060320. [PMID: 35803621 PMCID: PMC9271841 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION COVID-19 is responsible of severe hypoxaemia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Prone positioning improves oxygenation and survival in sedated mechanically patients with ARDS not related to COVID-19. Awake prone positioning is a simple and safe technique which improves oxygenation in non-intubated COVID-19 patients. We hypothesised that early prone positioning in COVID-19 patients breathing spontaneously in medical wards could decrease the rates of intubation or need for noninvasive ventilation or death. METHODS AND ANALYSIS PROVID-19 is an investigator-initiated, prospective, multicentre randomised, controlled, superiority trial comparing awake prone positioning to standard of care in hypoxaemic COVID-19 patients in 20 medical wards in France and Monaco. Patients are randomised to receive either awake prone position plus usual care or usual care alone with stratification on centres, body mass index and severity of hypoxaemia.The study objective is to compare the rate of treatment failure defined as a composite endpoint comprising the need for non-invasive ventilation (at two pressure levels) or for intubation or death, between the intervention group (awake prone position plus usual care) and the usual care (usual care alone) group at 28 days. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The protocol and amendments have been approved by the ethics committees (Comité de protection des personnes Ouest VI, France, no 1279 HPS2 and Comité Consultatif d'Ethique en matière de Recherche Biomédicale, Monaco, no 2020.8894 AP/jv), and patients are included after written informed consent. The results will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04363463.
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- Mai-Anh Nay
- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Regional d'Orleans, Orleans, France
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
- Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM UMR S 1140, Biosurgical research lab (Carpentier Foundation), Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Pneumology and Pneumo-Covid Unit, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, Monaco
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- Department of Internal Medicine and General Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Blois, Blois, France
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- Department of Pneumology and Respiratory Functional testing, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, Tours, France
- CEPR/INSERM UMR1100, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Regional d'Orleans, Orleans, France
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- Department of Pneumology, Centre Hospitalier Regional d'Orleans, Orleans, France
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- Departement of Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Départemental de la Vendée, La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hospital Centre Le Mans, Le Mans, France
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan, Perpignan, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique, Vannes, France
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- Department of Pneumology, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille, Quimper, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Groupement Hospitalier La Rochelle Ré Aunis, La Rochelle, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, Tours, France
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- CEPR/INSERM UMR1100, Université de Tours, Tours, France
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Dax Côte d'Argent, Dax, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Regional d'Orleans, Orleans, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Regional d'Orleans, Orleans, France
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Mehta C, Mehta Y. Noninvasive Respiratory Devices in COVID-19. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022; 26:770-772. [PMID: 36864875 PMCID: PMC9973168 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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How to cite this article: Mehta C, Mehta Y. Noninvasive Respiratory Devices in COVID-19. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(7):770-772.
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- Chitra Mehta
- Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Medanta–The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Medanta–The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India,Yatin Mehta, Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Medanta–The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India, Phone: +91 9971698149, e-mail:
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Oxygen provision to severely ill COVID-19 patients at the peak of the 2020 pandemic in a Swedish district hospital. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0249984. [PMID: 35051180 PMCID: PMC8775206 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Oxygen is a low-cost and life-saving therapy for patients with COVID-19. Yet, it is a limited resource in many hospitals in low income countries and in the 2020 pandemic even hospitals in richer countries reported oxygen shortages. An accurate understanding of oxygen requirements is needed for capacity planning. The World Health Organization estimates the average flow-rate of oxygen to severe COVID-19-patients to be 10 l/min. However, there is a lack of empirical data about the oxygen provision to patients. This study aimed to estimate the oxygen provision to COVID-19 patients with severe disease in a Swedish district hospital. A retrospective, medical records-based cohort study was conducted in March to May 2020 in a Swedish district hospital. All adult patients with severe COVID-19 -those who received oxygen in the ward and had no ICU-admission during their hospital stay-were included. Data were collected on the oxygen flow-rates provided to the patients throughout their hospital stay, and summary measures of oxygen provision calculated. One-hundred and twenty-six patients were included, median age was 70 years and 43% were female. On admission, 27% had a peripheral oxygen saturation of ≤91% and 54% had a respiratory rate of ≥25/min. The mean oxygen flow-rate to patients while receiving oxygen therapy was 3.0 l/min (SD 2.9) and the mean total volume of oxygen provided per patient admission was 16,000 l (SD 23,000). In conclusion, the provision of oxygen to severely ill COVID-19-patients was lower than previously estimated. Further research is required before global estimates are adjusted.
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Mallick LM, Amo-Adjei J. A Call to Action: Reinvigorating Interest and Investments in Health Infrastructure. GLOBAL HEALTH, SCIENCE AND PRACTICE 2021; 9:711-715. [PMID: 34933968 PMCID: PMC8691883 DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-21-00674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Infrastructure investments can contribute substantially to alleviating burdens of morbidity and mortality while also providing a positive return on investment in the long term.
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- Lindsay M Mallick
- Department of Family Science, Maternal and Child Health Program, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
- Maryland Population Research Center, College Park, MD, USA
- Avenir Health, Glastonbury, CT, USA
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Tuti T, Aluvaala J, Akech S, Agweyu A, Irimu G, English M. Pulse oximetry adoption and oxygen orders at paediatric admission over 7 years in Kenya: a multihospital retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e050995. [PMID: 34493522 PMCID: PMC8424839 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To characterise adoption and explore specific clinical and patient factors that might influence pulse oximetry and oxygen use in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) over time; to highlight useful considerations for entities working on programmes to improve access to pulse oximetry and oxygen. DESIGN A multihospital retrospective cohort study. SETTINGS All admissions (n=132 737) to paediatric wards of 18 purposely selected public hospitals in Kenya that joined a Clinical Information Network (CIN) between March 2014 and December 2020. OUTCOMES Pulse oximetry use and oxygen prescription on admission; we performed growth-curve modelling to investigate the association of patient factors with study outcomes over time while adjusting for hospital factors. RESULTS Overall, pulse oximetry was used in 48.8% (64 722/132 737) of all admission cases. Use rose on average with each month of participation in the CIN (OR: 1.11, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.18) but patterns of adoption were highly variable across hospitals suggesting important factors at hospital level influence use of pulse oximetry. Of those with pulse oximetry measurement, 7% (4510/64 722) had hypoxaemia (SpO2 <90%). Across the same period, 8.6% (11 428/132 737) had oxygen prescribed but in 87%, pulse oximetry was either not done or the hypoxaemia threshold (SpO2 <90%) was not met. Lower chest-wall indrawing and other respiratory symptoms were associated with pulse oximetry use at admission and were also associated with oxygen prescription in the absence of pulse oximetry or hypoxaemia. CONCLUSION The adoption of pulse oximetry recommended in international guidelines for assessing children with severe illness has been slow and erratic, reflecting system and organisational weaknesses. Most oxygen orders at admission seem driven by clinical and situational factors other than the presence of hypoxaemia. Programmes aiming to implement pulse oximetry and oxygen systems will likely need a long-term vision to promote adoption, guideline development and adherence and continuously examine impact.
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- Timothy Tuti
- Health Services Unit, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Health Services Unit, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Health Services Unit, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Health Services Unit, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Health Services Unit, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Health Services Unit, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
- Nuffield Department of Medicine and Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Ehrmann S, Li J, Ibarra-Estrada M, Perez Y, Pavlov I, McNicholas B, Roca O, Mirza S, Vines D, Garcia-Salcido R, Aguirre-Avalos G, Trump MW, Nay MA, Dellamonica J, Nseir S, Mogri I, Cosgrave D, Jayaraman D, Masclans JR, Laffey JG, Tavernier E. Awake prone positioning for COVID-19 acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a randomised, controlled, multinational, open-label meta-trial. THE LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE 2021; 9:1387-1395. [PMID: 34425070 PMCID: PMC8378833 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(21)00356-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 73.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background Awake prone positioning has been reported to improve oxygenation for patients with COVID-19 in retrospective and observational studies, but whether it improves patient-centred outcomes is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of awake prone positioning to prevent intubation or death in patients with severe COVID-19 in a large-scale randomised trial. Methods In this prospective, a priori set up and defined, collaborative meta-trial of six randomised controlled open-label superiority trials, adults who required respiratory support with high-flow nasal cannula for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 were randomly assigned to awake prone positioning or standard care. Hospitals from six countries were involved: Canada, France, Ireland, Mexico, USA, Spain. Patients or their care providers were not masked to allocated treatment. The primary composite outcome was treatment failure, defined as the proportion of patients intubated or dying within 28 days of enrolment. The six trials are registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04325906, NCT04347941, NCT04358939, NCT04395144, NCT04391140, and NCT04477655. Findings Between April 2, 2020 and Jan 26, 2021, 1126 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to awake prone positioning (n=567) or standard care (n=559). 1121 patients (excluding five who withdrew from the study) were included in the intention-to-treat analysis. Treatment failure occurred in 223 (40%) of 564 patients assigned to awake prone positioning and in 257 (46%) of 557 patients assigned to standard care (relative risk 0·86 [95% CI 0·75−0·98]). The hazard ratio (HR) for intubation was 0·75 (0·62−0·91), and the HR for mortality was 0·87 (0·68−1·11) with awake prone positioning compared with standard care within 28 days of enrolment. The incidence of prespecified adverse events was low and similar in both groups. Interpretation Awake prone positioning of patients with hypoxaemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 reduces the incidence of treatment failure and the need for intubation without any signal of harm. These results support routine awake prone positioning of patients with COVID-19 who require support with high-flow nasal cannula. Funding Open AI inc, Rice Foundation, Projet Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique Interrégional, Appel d'Offre 2020, Groupement Interrégional de Recherche Clinique et d'Innovation Grand Ouest, Association pour la Promotion à Tours de la Réanimation Médicale, Fond de dotation du CHRU de Tours, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd.
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- Stephan Ehrmann
- CHRU Tours, Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CIC INSERM 1415, CRICS-TriggerSep F-CRIN research network, Tours, France; INSERM, Centre d'étude des pathologies respiratoires, U1100, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- CHRU Tours, Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CIC INSERM 1415, CRICS-TriggerSep F-CRIN research network, Tours, France
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hôpital de Verdun, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, HRB Galway Clinical Research Facility, Galway, Ireland; School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIberes), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- The Iowa Clinic P.C. and Unity Point Health-Des Moines, Des Moines, IA, USA
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- Medical intensive care unit, Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans, Orléans, France
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- UR2CA Unité de Recherche Clinique Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France; Médecine Intensive Réanimation-CHU de Nice, Nice, France
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- Pôle de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, CHU Lille, Lille, France; Inserm U1285, University of Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576, Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Lille, France
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division, Texas A&M School of Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, HRB Galway Clinical Research Facility, Galway, Ireland; School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Division of Critical Care, McGill University Healthcare Center Montréal, QC, Canada; Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Critical Care Department, Hospital del Mar, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, HRB Galway Clinical Research Facility, Galway, Ireland; School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Clinical Investigation Center, INSERM 1415, CHRU Tours, Tours, France; Methods in Patients-Centered Outcomes and Health Research, INSERM UMR 1246, Nantes, France
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Shrestha GS, Lamsal R. Rational Use of Oxygen in COVID-19 Pandemic - Are We Doing Enough? JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2021; 59:429-431. [PMID: 34508518 PMCID: PMC8369598 DOI: 10.31729/jnma.6479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
During the episodes of large case surge of COVID-19, the health care system of many nations have struggled, more so in nations with resource limitations. Recently, Nepal and the neighboring nation India are being hit hard by the pandemic. Management of patients with moderate and severe COVID-19 remains largely supportive, with oxygen therapy being the cornerstone of the management. Procurement, maintenance of oxygen supply system, coupled with avoiding misuse and wastage of oxygen is of paramount importance to better utilize the scarce resources amidst the peaks of a pandemic. Nepal needs to adopt policies to make best use of its oxygen stores and supplies with a collective effort from all stakeholders to save additional lives.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gentle Sunder Shrestha
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Maccioni G, Giansanti D. Medical Apps and the Gray Zone in the COVID-19 Era: Between Evidence and New Needs for Cybersecurity Expansion. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:430. [PMID: 33917202 PMCID: PMC8068074 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9040430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The study focuses on emerging problems caused by the spread of medical apps. Firstly, it reviews the current role of cybersecurity and identifies the potential need to widen the boundaries of cybersecurity in relation to these apps. Secondly, it focuses on the pivotal device behind the development of mHealth: the smartphone, and highlights its role and current potential for hosting wearable medical technology. Thirdly, it addresses emerging issues regarding these apps, which are in a gray zone. This is done through an analysis of the important positions of scholars, and by means of a survey report on the increased use of various categories of apps during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting an accentuation of the problem. The study ends by explaining the reflections and proposals that emerged after performing the analysis.
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