Finnerty John, Gill Sonya E, Alcock Emily, Johnson Eleanor, Flowers Emma, Price Jemma, Bentley Andrew, Felton Tim
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
J Intensive Care Soc. 2024 Jun 5;25(3):350-352. doi: 10.1177/17511437241257117. eCollection 2024 Aug.
Specialist weaning units (SWUs) aim to liberate patients with complex weaning failure from mechanical ventilation and facilitate their discharge from the ICU. This retrospective service evaluation reports the outcomes of a SWU at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester between 2017 and 2019. In total, 75.0% ( = 33/44) of patients survived to hospital discharge. Of these patients, 72.7% ( = 24/33) were self-ventilating. Overall, 1-year survival was 68.2% ( = 30/44), whilst 5-year survival was 52.3% ( = 23/44). Whilst this study is relatively small, these findings are encouraging and further support the case for SWUs.
专科撤机单元(SWUs)旨在使因撤机困难而病情复杂的患者摆脱机械通气,并促进他们从重症监护病房(ICU)出院。这项回顾性服务评估报告了2017年至2019年期间曼彻斯特怀滕肖医院一个专科撤机单元的治疗结果。总共有75.0%(n = 33/44)的患者存活至出院。在这些患者中,72.7%(n = 24/33)能够自主通气。总体而言,1年生存率为68.2%(n = 30/44),而5年生存率为52.3%(n = 23/44)。尽管这项研究规模相对较小,但这些发现令人鼓舞,并进一步支持了设立专科撤机单元的理由。