Article A2351
Author(s): Robert E. Freundlich, MD, MS, MSCI, Gen Li, MStat, MChem, Aleda Leis, PhD, and Milo Engoren, MD
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CERP A 1.00
Expires Sep 01, 2026
Topics: Pulmonary, Sepsis
Population: Geriatric
Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes
Mechanical ventilation is frequently initiated in patients with sepsis to maintain alveolar ventilation and arterial oxygenation. Patients with sepsis have an increased risk of hemodynamic instability, depressed consciousness, and sepsis-induced acute respiratory failure. Although generally used with therapeutic intent, mechanical ventilation introduces risks that could worsen patient outcomes, and these risks increase in proportion to the duration of mechanical ventilation. Data from the electronic health record were used to model risk factors for initiation of mechanical ventilation after the onset of sepsis. Through a better understanding of risk factors for initiation of mechanical ventilation in patients with sepsis, targeted interventions may be tailored to high risk patients.Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.
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