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Li A, Cove ME, Phua J, Puah SH, Ng V, Kansal A, Tan QL, Sahagun JT, Taculod J, Tan AYH, Mukhopadhyay A, Tay CK, Ramanathan K, Chia YW, Sewa DW, Chew M, Lew SJW, Goh S, Dhanvijay S, Tan JJE, FCCP KCS. Expanding the utility of the ROX index among patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0261234. [PMID: 35472205 PMCID: PMC9041854 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Delaying intubation in patients who fail high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) may result in increased mortality. The ROX index has been validated to predict HFNC failure among pneumonia patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF), but little information is available for non-pneumonia causes. In this study, we validate the ROX index among AHRF patients due to both pneumonia or non-pneumonia causes, focusing on early prediction. METHODS This was a retrospective observational study in eight Singapore intensive care units from 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2017. All patients >18 years who were treated with HFNC for AHRF were eligible and recruited. Clinical parameters and arterial blood gas values at HFNC initiation and one hour were recorded. HFNC failure was defined as requiring intubation post-HFNC initiation. RESULTS HFNC was used in 483 patients with 185 (38.3%) failing HFNC. Among pneumonia patients, the ROX index was most discriminatory in pneumonia patients one hour after HFNC initiation [AUC 0.71 (95% CI 0.64-0.79)], with a threshold value of <6.06 at one hour predicting HFNC failure (sensitivity 51%, specificity 80%, positive predictive value 61%, negative predictive value 73%). The discriminatory power remained moderate among pneumonia patients upon HFNC initiation [AUC 0.65 (95% CI 0.57-0.72)], non-pneumonia patients at HFNC initiation [AUC 0.62 (95% CI 0.55-0.69)] and one hour later [AUC 0.63 (95% CI 0.56-0.70)]. CONCLUSION The ROX index demonstrated moderate discriminatory power among patients with either pneumonia or non-pneumonia-related AHRF at HFNC initiation and one hour later.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrew Li
- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Woodlands Health, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Fast and Chronic Programmes, Alexandra Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Juliet Tolentino Sahagun
- Division of Critical Care, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Juvel Taculod
- Division of Critical Care, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Amartya Mukhopadhyay
- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Shirley Goh
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Kay Choong See FCCP
- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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