Predictive value of rapid shallow breathing index measured at initiation and termination of a 2-hour spontaneous breathing trial for weaning outcome in ICU patients.
OBJECTIVE
The rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) is a weaning parameter usually measured at the start of a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). This study investigated the value of RSBI measured at the beginning and termination of SBT as a predictor of weaning outcome.


METHODS
RSBI was measured during the initial 1 minute (RSBI1) and at termination (RSBI2) of an SBT in 172 patients recovering from acute respiratory failure.


RESULTS
Weaning was successful in 106 patients and failed in 66 patients. Among the 66 patients with weaning failure, 12 required reintubation within 48 hours (extubation failure), and the remaining 54 patients could not be extubated after SBT (trial failure). There were no differences between RSBI1 in the three groups (69.4 +/- 27.5, 81.7 +/- 24.4 and 75.5 +/- 26.5, respectively), but RSBI2 was significantly higher in patients with extubation failure (95.9 +/- 20.6) and trial failure (98.0 +/- 50.0) than in patients with weaning success (64.6 +/- 26.3) (both p < 0.001). Logistic regression revealed that RSBI2 was superior to RSBI1 and various physiologic indices in predicting weaning outcome. For the 118 extubated patients, the mean area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for RSBI2 and RSBI1 was 0.83 and 0.63, respectively. Using a threshold value of 105, the sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and likelihood ratio for weaning outcome were 0.91, 0.25, 0.85 and 1.38 for RSBI2 and 0.89, 0.16, 0.60 and 1.06 for RSBI1, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
This study found that RSBI measured at the completion of SBT was superior to that measured at the start in predicting weaning outcome in critically ill patients.
Kuo
Ping-Hung
PH
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
Wu
Huey-Dong
HD
Lu
Been-Ying
BY
Chen
Mei-Tai
MT
Kuo
Sow-Hsong
SH
Yang
Pan-Chyr
PC
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D019233:Retreatment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015300:Ventilator Weaning