Table 3.
Emergency Department and Hospital Discharge Destinations
| 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%).