Predictive value of invasive mechanical ventilation parameters for mortality in COVID-19 related ARDS: a retrospective cohort study

The 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) can generate acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), requiring advanced management within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) using invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV However, managing this phenomenon has seen learning and improvements through direct experience. Therefore, this study aims were to describe the assessment of the different IMV variables in patients with post-COVID-19 hospitalized in the ICU and their relation with mortality. Observational and retrospective study. The sample was divided into two, the surviving group (SG) and the non-surviving group (NSG). Clinical data were extracted from the electronic clinical file and the respiratory therapist record sheet. The following information was obtained: Patient medical history: gender, age, co-morbidities, arterial gases, days on IMV, and IMV parameters. Out of a total of 101 patients, the total mortality was 32%. There was a significant decrease in respiratory rate (RR) (29.12 +/- 4.24-26.78 +/- 3.59, p=0.006), Driving pressure (DP) (11.33 +/- 2.39-9.67 +/- 1.84, p=0.002), Ventilatory rate (VR) (2.26 +/- 0.66-1.89 +/- 0.45, p=0.001) and a significant rise in Static compliance (Cest) (35.49 +/- 8.64-41.45 +/- 9.62, p=0.003) and relation between Arterial oxygen pressure/Inspirated oxygen fraction (PaO2/FiO(2)) (201.5 +/- 53.98- 227.8 +/- 52.11, p=0.008) after 72 h of IMV, within the NSG compared to the SG. Apart from these points, multi-morbidity (HR=3.208, p=0.010) and DP (HR=1.228, p=0.030) and VR variables (HR=2.267, p=0.027) had more death probabilities. The results of this study indicate that there was a significant increase in RR, DP, VR, and CO2 and a significant drop in Cest and PaO2/FiO(2) among the NSG compared with the SG. Apart from this, the DP and VR variables, multi-morbidity and being male. have more possibility of death.