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Overt and occult hypoxemia in patients hospitalized with novel coronavirus disease 2019
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| medRxiv
| ID: ppmedrxiv-22276166
ABSTRACT
BackgroundProgressive hypoxemia is the predominant mode of deterioration in COVID-19. Among hypoxemia measures, the ratio of the partial pressure of arterial oxygen to the fraction of inspired oxygen (P/F ratio) has optimal construct validity but poor availability because it requires arterial blood sampling. Pulse oximetry reports oxygenation continuously, but occult hypoxemia can occur in Black patients because the technique is affected by skin color. Oxygen dissociation curves allow non-invasive estimation of P/F ratios (ePFR) but this approach remains unproven. Research QuestionCan ePFRs measure overt and occult hypoxemia? Study Design and methodsWe retrospectively studied COVID-19 hospital encounters (n=5319) at two academic centers (University of Virginia [UVA] and Emory University). We measured primary outcomes (death or ICU transfer within 24 hours), ePFR, conventional hypoxemia measures, baseline predictors (age, sex, race, comorbidity), and acute predictors (National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and Sepsis-3). We updated predictors every 15 minutes. We assessed predictive validity using adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and area under receiver operating characteristics curves (AUROC). We quantified disparities (Black vs non-Black) in empirical cumulative distributions using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) two-sample test. ResultsOvert hypoxemia (low ePFR) predicted bad outcomes (AOR for a 100-point ePFR drop 2.7 [UVA]; 1.7 [Emory]; p<0.01) with better discrimination (AUROC 0.76 [UVA]; 0.71 [Emory]) than NEWS (AUROC 0.70 [UVA]; 0.70 [Emory]) or Sepsis-3 (AUROC 0.68 [UVA]; 0.65 [Emory]). We found racial differences consistent with occult hypoxemia. Black patients had better apparent oxygenation (K-S distance 0.17 [both sites]; p<0.01) but, for comparable ePFRs, worse outcomes than other patients (AOR 2.2 [UVA]; 1.2 [Emory], p<0.01). InterpretationThe ePFR was a valid measure of overt hypoxemia. In COVID-19, it may outperform multi-organ dysfunction models like NEWS and Sepsis-3. By accounting for biased oximetry as well as clinicians real-time responses to it (supplemental oxygen adjustment), ePFRs may enable statistical modelling of racial disparities in outcomes attributable to occult hypoxemia.
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Estudo prognóstico
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Ano de publicação:
2022
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