|
Discharge Destinations
|
MV only (n = 484)
|
NIV only (n = 118)
|
Both (n = 16)
|
|---|
|
From the ED
| | | |
|
Intensive care unit
|
327 (67.6)
|
20 (17.0)
|
9 (56.3)
|
|
Operating room
|
45 (9.3)
|
–
|
–
|
|
Death
|
33 (8.8)
|
5 (4.2)
|
3 (18.8)
|
|
Other hospital
|
33 (6.8)
|
–
|
1 (6.3)
|
|
General floora
|
17 (3.9)
|
67 (56.8)
|
2 (12.5)
|
|
Coronary care/high dependency unit
|
18 (3.5)
|
22 (18.6)
|
1 (6.3)
|
|
Homea
|
11 (2.3)
|
4 (3.4)
|
–
|
|
From the hospital
|
(n = 406)
|
(n = 109)
|
(n = 12)
|
|
Home
|
160 (39.4)
|
63 (57.8)
|
6 (50.0)
|
|
Death
|
146 (36.0)
|
29 (26.6)
|
5 (41.7)
|
|
Other acute care hospital
|
38 (9.4)
|
7 (6.4)
|
–
|
|
Rehabilitation
|
35 (8.6)
|
2 (1.8)
|
1 (8.3)
|
|
Long term care facility
|
21 (5.2)
|
4 (3.7)
|
–
|
|
Not available
|
6 (1.5)
|
4 (3.7)
|
–
|
- MV = mechanical ventilation (invasive), NIV = non-invasive ventilation, ED = emergency department.
- aOf the 27 patients discharge to the floor or home, the 3 main indications for ventilation were overdose (12, 44.4%), trauma (8, 29.6%) and cardiac arrest (3, 11.1%).
