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Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of aspiration pneumonitis in ICU overdose patients

Christ, Andreas and Arranto, Christian A. and Schindler, Christian and Klima, Theresia and Hunziker, Patrick R. and Siegemund, Martin and Marsch, Stephan C. and Eriksson, Urs and Mueller, Christian. (2006) Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of aspiration pneumonitis in ICU overdose patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 32 (9). pp. 1423-1427.

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Abstract

To assess the incidence and outcome of clinically significant aspiration pneumonitis in intensive care unit (ICU) overdose patients and to identify its predisposing factors.; Retrospective cohort study.; Medical ICU of an academic tertiary care hospital.; A total of 273 consecutive overdose admissions.; Clinically significant aspiration pneumonitis was defined as the occurrence of respiratory dysfunction in a patient with a localised infiltrate on chest X-ray within 72 h of admission. In our cohort we identified 47 patients (17%) with aspiration pneumonitis. Importantly, aspiration pneumonitis was associated with a higher incidence of cardiac arrest (6.4 vs 0.9%; p = 0.037) and an increased duration of both ICU stay and overall hospital stay [respectively: median 1 (interquartile range 1-3) vs 1 (1-2), p = 0.025; and median 2 (1-7) vs 1 (1-3), p > 0.001]. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score [odds ratio (OR) for each point of GCS 0.8; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.7-0.9; p = 0.001], ingestion of opiates (OR 4.5; 95% CI 1.7-11.6; p = 0.002), and white blood cell count (WBC) (OR for each increase in WBC of 10(9)/l 1.05; 95% CI 1.0-1.19; p = 0.049) were identified as independent risk factors.; Clinically relevant aspiration pneumonitis is a frequent complication in overdose patients admitted to the ICU. Moreover, aspiration pneumonitis is associated with a higher incidence of cardiac arrest and increased ICU and total in-hospital stay.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Anästhesiologie > Anästhesiologie (Steiner)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Anästhesiologie > Anästhesiologie (Steiner)
UniBasel Contributors:Siegemund, Martin
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0342-4642
e-ISSN:1432-1238
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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