Ventilatory Ratio at very high altitude in ARDS: A single-center longitudinal study
Background Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by shunt-related hypoxemia and increased dead space (VD). Physiologic dead space reflects the severity of lung injury and is a prognostic factor in ARDS. The Ventilatory Ratio (VR) has emerged as an alternative measure of vent...
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by shunt-related hypoxemia and increased dead space (VD). Physiologic dead space reflects the severity of lung injury and is a prognostic factor in ARDS. The Ventilatory Ratio (VR) has emerged as an alternative measure of ventilatory efficiency, being a surrogate for dead space that is easily obtained at the patient’s bedside.
Methods
Longitudinal, retrospective, cohort study. It was carried out at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), El Alto Sur Hospital (4150 meters above sea level (m.a.s.l.), in 2021. The main objective was to determine the cut-off point on admission and fifth day of VR. The secondary outcomes were to establish mechanical ventilation and oxygenation parameters, VR on admission and fifth day stratified by survival, to evaluate the prognostic value of VR and associated factors for 90-day mortality.
Results
The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.7223 (95% CI:0.6272 – 0.8174) among the surviving patients. The cut-off point at admission was 1.495, obtaining the best AUC of VR 2.06, on day 5. For patients with VR ≤2, the median survival was 25 days and a survival rate of 49% and VR > 2, the median survival was 18 days and a survival rate of 36.2%. Patients with VR > 2 on day 5 had a significantly lower 90-day survival compared to patients with VR ≤ 2 HR 1.52 (95% CI: 1.01-2.30; P = 0.043). VR and age were independent risk factors for mortality.
Conclusion
The value of ventilatory ratio stands out as a practical prognostic marker of ARDS at very high altitude, a value greater than 2 on day 5 and age were independently associated with higher mortality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8f5383ee75994fb3b8c950b0adc0967f2025-08-20T03:08:05ZengSociety of Mechanical VentilationJournal of Mechanical Ventilation2694-04502025-03-016111110.53097/JMV.10117Ventilatory Ratio at very high altitude in ARDS: A single-center longitudinal studyRichard BautistaHever Plati Tinta MamaniAdemar Esteban Quisbert QuisbertBackground Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by shunt-related hypoxemia and increased dead space (VD). Physiologic dead space reflects the severity of lung injury and is a prognostic factor in ARDS. The Ventilatory Ratio (VR) has emerged as an alternative measure of ventilatory efficiency, being a surrogate for dead space that is easily obtained at the patient’s bedside. Methods Longitudinal, retrospective, cohort study. It was carried out at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), El Alto Sur Hospital (4150 meters above sea level (m.a.s.l.), in 2021. The main objective was to determine the cut-off point on admission and fifth day of VR. The secondary outcomes were to establish mechanical ventilation and oxygenation parameters, VR on admission and fifth day stratified by survival, to evaluate the prognostic value of VR and associated factors for 90-day mortality. Results The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.7223 (95% CI:0.6272 – 0.8174) among the surviving patients. The cut-off point at admission was 1.495, obtaining the best AUC of VR 2.06, on day 5. For patients with VR ≤2, the median survival was 25 days and a survival rate of 49% and VR > 2, the median survival was 18 days and a survival rate of 36.2%. Patients with VR > 2 on day 5 had a significantly lower 90-day survival compared to patients with VR ≤ 2 HR 1.52 (95% CI: 1.01-2.30; P = 0.043). VR and age were independent risk factors for mortality. Conclusion The value of ventilatory ratio stands out as a practical prognostic marker of ARDS at very high altitude, a value greater than 2 on day 5 and age were independently associated with higher mortality.https://www.journalmechanicalventilation.com/ventilatory-ratio-at-very-high-altitude-in-ards-a-single-center-longitudinal-study/dead spaceventilatory ratioardsvery high altitude |
| spellingShingle | Richard Bautista Hever Plati Tinta Mamani Ademar Esteban Quisbert Quisbert Ventilatory Ratio at very high altitude in ARDS: A single-center longitudinal study Journal of Mechanical Ventilation dead space ventilatory ratio ards very high altitude |
| title | Ventilatory Ratio at very high altitude in ARDS: A single-center longitudinal study |
| title_full | Ventilatory Ratio at very high altitude in ARDS: A single-center longitudinal study |
| title_fullStr | Ventilatory Ratio at very high altitude in ARDS: A single-center longitudinal study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ventilatory Ratio at very high altitude in ARDS: A single-center longitudinal study |
| title_short | Ventilatory Ratio at very high altitude in ARDS: A single-center longitudinal study |
| title_sort | ventilatory ratio at very high altitude in ards a single center longitudinal study |
| topic | dead space ventilatory ratio ards very high altitude |
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