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Hospital Mortality and Effect of Adjusting PaO2/FiO2 According to Altitude Above the Sea Level in Acclimatized Patients Undergoing Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. A Multicenter Study

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dc.contributor.authorJibaja, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz-Ruiz, Guillermo
dc.contributor.authorGarcía, Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorGaray-Fernández, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorMontelongo, Felipe de Jesús
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorViruez, José Antonio
dc.contributor.authorBaez-Pravia, Orville
dc.contributor.authorSalazar, Santiago
dc.contributor.authorVillacorta-Cordova, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorMorales, Freddy
dc.contributor.authorTinoco-Solórzano, Amilcar
dc.contributor.authorIbañez Guzmán, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorValle Pinheiro, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorZubia-Olaskoaga, Felix
dc.contributor.authorDueñas, Carmelo
dc.contributor.authorLara Garcia, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorCardinal-Fernández, Pablo
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-12T15:03:49Z
dc.date.available2026-03-12T15:03:49Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractObjective: (i) Analyze the effect of altitude above the sea level on the mortality rate in patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation. (ii) Validate the traditional equation for adjusting PaO2/FiO2 according to the altitude. Design: A prospective, observational, multicenter and international study conducted during August 2016. Patients: Inclusion criteria: (i) age between 18 and 90 years old, (ii) admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) situated at the same altitude above the sea level (AASL) in which the patients has stayed, at least, during the previous 40 days and (iii) received invasive MV for at least 12h. Material and methods: All variables were registered the day of intubation (day 0). Patients were followed until death, ICU discharge or day 28. PaO2/FiO2 ratio was adjusted by the AASL according to: PaO2/FiO2*(barometric pressure/760). Categorical variables were compared with χ2 and Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test. Continuous variables with Mann-Whitney. Correlation between continuous variables was analyzed graphically and analytically. Logistic regression model was constructed to identify factors associated to mortality. Kapplan-Meier method was used to estimate the probability of survival according to the altitude. A 2-side p value <0.05 was consider significant. Results: 249 patients (<1500m n=55; 1500 to <2500m n=20; 2500 to <3500m n=155 and ≥3500m n=19) were included. Adjusted and non-adjusted PaO2/FiO2 were correlated with several respiratory and non respiratory variables. None discordances between non adjusted and adjusted PaO2/FiO2 were identified. However, several correlations were appreciated only in patients situated <1500m or in >1500m. Seventy-nine patients died during the ICU stayed (32%). The mortality curve was not affected by the altitude above the sea level. Variables independently associated to mortality are: PEEP, age, systolic arterial blood pressure, and platelet count. Auroc: 0.72. Conclusion: In acclimatized patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation, the traditional equation for adjusting PaO2/FiO2 according the elevation above the sea level seems to be inaccurate and the altitude above the sea level does not affect the mortality risk. Keywords: Altitud; Altitud elevada; Altitude; Fallo respiratorio; High altitude; Mechanical ventilation; Mortalidad; Mortality; Respiratory failure; Ventilación mecánica.
dc.identifier.citationJibaja M, Ortiz-Ruiz G, García F, Garay-Fernández M, de Jesús Montelongo F, Martinez J, Viruez JA, Baez-Pravia O, Salazar S, Villacorta-Cordova F, Morales F, Tinoco-Solórzano A, Ibañez Guzmán C, Valle Pinheiro B, Zubia-Olaskoaga F, Dueñas C, Garcia AL, Cardinal-Fernández P. Hospital Mortality and Effect of Adjusting PaO2/FiO2 According to Altitude Above the Sea Level in Acclimatized Patients Undergoing Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. A Multicenter Study. Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed). 2020 Apr;56(4):218-224. English, Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2019.06.024. Epub 2019 Sep 30. PMID: 31582181.
dc.identifier.urihttps://biblioteca.solcaquito.org.ec/handle/123456789/1743
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.titleHospital Mortality and Effect of Adjusting PaO2/FiO2 According to Altitude Above the Sea Level in Acclimatized Patients Undergoing Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. A Multicenter Study
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