TY - JOUR
T1 - Electronic medical record-based pager notification reduces excess oxygen exposure in mechanically ventilated subjects
AU - Pannu, Sonal R.
AU - Holets, Steven
AU - Li, Man
AU - Marquez, Alberto
AU - Kashyap, Rahul
AU - Brock, Guy
AU - Gajic, Ognjen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Liberal oxygenation during mechanical ventilation is harmful in critically ill patients and in certain subsets of patients, including those with stroke, acute myocardial infarc-tion, and cardiac arrest. Surveillance through electronic medical records improves safety of mechanical ventilation in the ICU. To date, this practice has not been used for oxygen titration (FIO2 ) in adults. We hypothesize that a surveillance system based on the electronic medical record to alert respiratory therapists to titrate FIO2 is feasible, safe, and efficacious. METHODS: In this pilot study, mechanically ventilated subjects were randomized to respiratory therapist-driven FIO2 titration after an electronic alert versus standard of care (ie, titration based on physician order). An automated surveillance system utilizing a hyperoxemia-detection algorithm generated an electronic alert to a respiratory therapist’s pager. Hyperoxemia was defined as FIO2 > 0.5 and SpO2 > 95% for > 30 min. No other aspects of treatment were changed. We assessed feasibility, safety, and preliminary efficacy. Primary outcome was duration of hyperoxe-mia during mechanical ventilation. An unsafe outcome was identified as hypoxemia (SpO2 < 88%) within 1 h after titration per alert. Feasibility was assessed by a survey of respiratory therapists. RESULTS: Of 226 randomized subjects, 31 were excluded (eg, programming errors of the electronic alerts, no consent, physician discretion). We included 195 subjects, of whom 86 were in the intervention arm. Alert accuracy was 78%, and respiratory therapists responded to 64% of the alerts. During mechanical ventilation, exposure to hyperoxemia significantly decreased in the intervention group (median 13.5 h [interquartile range 6.2–29.4] vs 18.8 h [interquartile range 9.6–37.4]). No episodes of significant hypoxemia were registered. Most respiratory therapists agreed that the alert was helpful in reducing excessive oxygen exposure. CONCLUSIONS: Use of an electronic surveillance system to titrate FIO2 was safe and feasible and showed preliminary efficacy in reducing hyperoxemia. Our study serves to justify larger randomized controlled trials for FIO2 titration.
AB - BACKGROUND: Liberal oxygenation during mechanical ventilation is harmful in critically ill patients and in certain subsets of patients, including those with stroke, acute myocardial infarc-tion, and cardiac arrest. Surveillance through electronic medical records improves safety of mechanical ventilation in the ICU. To date, this practice has not been used for oxygen titration (FIO2 ) in adults. We hypothesize that a surveillance system based on the electronic medical record to alert respiratory therapists to titrate FIO2 is feasible, safe, and efficacious. METHODS: In this pilot study, mechanically ventilated subjects were randomized to respiratory therapist-driven FIO2 titration after an electronic alert versus standard of care (ie, titration based on physician order). An automated surveillance system utilizing a hyperoxemia-detection algorithm generated an electronic alert to a respiratory therapist’s pager. Hyperoxemia was defined as FIO2 > 0.5 and SpO2 > 95% for > 30 min. No other aspects of treatment were changed. We assessed feasibility, safety, and preliminary efficacy. Primary outcome was duration of hyperoxe-mia during mechanical ventilation. An unsafe outcome was identified as hypoxemia (SpO2 < 88%) within 1 h after titration per alert. Feasibility was assessed by a survey of respiratory therapists. RESULTS: Of 226 randomized subjects, 31 were excluded (eg, programming errors of the electronic alerts, no consent, physician discretion). We included 195 subjects, of whom 86 were in the intervention arm. Alert accuracy was 78%, and respiratory therapists responded to 64% of the alerts. During mechanical ventilation, exposure to hyperoxemia significantly decreased in the intervention group (median 13.5 h [interquartile range 6.2–29.4] vs 18.8 h [interquartile range 9.6–37.4]). No episodes of significant hypoxemia were registered. Most respiratory therapists agreed that the alert was helpful in reducing excessive oxygen exposure. CONCLUSIONS: Use of an electronic surveillance system to titrate FIO2 was safe and feasible and showed preliminary efficacy in reducing hyperoxemia. Our study serves to justify larger randomized controlled trials for FIO2 titration.
KW - Electronic alerts
KW - Electronic medical records
KW - Hyperoxia
KW - Mechanical ventila-tion
KW - Oxygen
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U2 - 10.4187/respcare.07573
DO - 10.4187/respcare.07573
M3 - Article
C2 - 33023997
AN - SCOPUS:85102394390
SN - 0020-1324
VL - 66
SP - 434
EP - 441
JO - Respiratory Care
JF - Respiratory Care
IS - 3
ER -