Respiratory Care in Intensive Care Unit for Neuromuscular Patients

Modalities of Respiratory Care, Vital and Respiratory Prognosis in Neuromuscular Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit for Respiratory Failure

Retrospective multicentric observational study exploring the population of adult neuromuscular patients presenting a respiratory distress requiring their admission in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for ventilatory support.

Research of markers associated with long term mortality and ventilatory status.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient > 18 years old
• First stay in a ICU ward
• Inclusion period : Admission in ICU between 01/01/2007 and 31/12/2015
• Presenting an acute respiratory distress at admission or during ICU stay
• Diagnosis of neuromuscular disease confirmed before Hospital discharge

Exclusion Criteria:

• Absence of respiratory failure during ICU stay (ICU stay for monitoring or for a specialized invasive procedure in the absence of respiratory failure, for example)
• Neuromuscular disease not proven or uncertain diagnosis
• Anterior admission in ICU ward for vital organ failure