Table 2. Respiratory Therapist Characteristics between Subjects’ Hospital Discharge Outcomes.
| Overall (n=260) |
Good
(n=36) |
Compromised
(n=118) |
Poor
(n=106) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total RT encounters, n | 29961 | 2341 | 16733 | 10887 | |
| RT encounters/subject, n | 115 | 65 | 141 | 103 | |
| RT experience, years, median (IQR) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (3-10) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (3-11) | .243 |
| RT advanced degree, n (%) | 21201 (70.8) | 1600 (68.3) | 11893 (71.1) | 7708 (70.8) | .025 |
| RT adult critical care competency completion, n (%) | 21209 (70.8) | 1783 (76.2) | 11665 (69.7) | 7761 (71.3) | <.001 |
| RT encounters (advanced degree and RT competency), n (%) | 14124 (47) | 1146 (49) | 7814 (46.7) | 5164 (47.4) | .092 |
| ACCS certification, n (%) | 15581 (52) | 1305 (55.7) | 8462 (50.6) | 5814 (53.4) | <.001 |
| RT protocol interventions | |||||
| Received prone therapy, n (%) | 197 (75.8) | 19 (53) | 90 (76.3) | 88 (83) | |
| RT with advanced degree provided respiratory care immediately before prone initiated, n (%) | 138 (70.1) | 15 (78.9) | 68 (75.6) | 55 (62.5) | 0.106 |
| RT with critical care competency provided respiratory care immediately before prone initiated, n (%) | 149 (75.6) | 18 (94.7) | 64 (71.1) | 67 (76.1) | 0.093 |
| Plateau pressure recorded, n | 7771 | 522 | 3937 | 3312 | |
| Plateau pressure > 30 cm H2O, n (%) | 1730 (22.3) | 57 (10.9) | 608 (15.4) | 1065 (32.2) | <0.001 |
| RT with advanced degree recorded plateau pressure > 30 cm H2O, n (%) | 1169 (67.6) | 50 (87.7) | 409 (67.3) | 710 (66.7) | 0.004 |
| RT with critical care competency recorded plateau pressure > 30 cm H2O, n (%) | 1197 (69.2) | 43 (75.4) | 435 (71.5) | 719 (67.5) | 0.133 |
| Spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) recorded, n | 459 | 47 | 340 | 72 | |
| RT with advanced degree recorded SBT, n (%) | 289 (63) | 24 (51.1) | 213 (62.6) | 52 (72.2) | 0.063 |
| RT with critical care competency recorded SBT, n (%) | 357 (78) | 44 (93.6) | 260 (76.5) | 53 (73.6) | 0.019 |
Abbreviations: RT, respiratory therapist; IQR, interquartile range; ACCS, adult critical care specialist