Handgrip Strength Predicts Difficult Weaning But Not Extubation Failure in Mechanically Ventilated Subjects.

BACKGROUND: Muscle weakness, defined by the Medical Research Council scale, has been associated with delay in mechanical ventilation weaning. In this study, we evaluated handgrip strength as a prediction tool in weaning outcome. METHODS: This was a 1-y prospective study in 2 ICUs in 2 university hos...

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Published in:Respiratory Care Vol. 60; no. 8; pp. 1097 - 1105
Main Authors: Cottereau, Guillaume, Dres, Martin, Avenel, Alexandre, Fichet, Jérome, Jacobs, Frédéric M., Prat, Dominique, Hamzaoui, Olfa, Richard, Christian, Antonello, Marc, Sztrymf, Benjamin
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Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Aug2015
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          Cottereau, Guillaume
          Dres, Martin
          Avenel, Alexandre
          Fichet, Jérome
          Jacobs, Frédéric M.
          Prat, Dominique
          Hamzaoui, Olfa
          Richard, Christian
          Antonello, Marc
          Sztrymf, Benjamin
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          Respiration, Artificial
          Ventilator Weaning
          Extubation
          Grip Strength
          Muscle Weakness
          Treatment Failure
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      ab: BACKGROUND: Muscle weakness, defined by the Medical Research Council scale, has been associated with delay in mechanical ventilation weaning. In this study, we evaluated handgrip strength as a prediction tool in weaning outcome. METHODS: This was a 1-y prospective study in 2 ICUs in 2 university hospitals. Adult patients who were on mechanical ventilation for at least 48 h and eligible for mechanical ventilation weaning were screened for inclusion. Handgrip strength was evaluated using a handheld dynamometer before each spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). Attending physicians were unaware of handgrip strength and decided on extubation according to guidelines. RESULTS: Eighty-four subjects were included (median age 66 [53-791 y, with a median Simplified Acute Physiology Score II of 49 [37-63]). At the first evaluation, median handgrip strength was significantly associated with weaning outcome as defined by international guidelines: simple (20 [12-26] kg), difficult (12 [6-21] kg), or prolonged (6 [3-11] kg) weaning (P = .008). Time to liberation from mechanical ventilation and ICU stay were significantly longer for subjects classified as having muscle weakness according to the handgrip strength-derived definition (P = .02 and P = .03, respectively). In multivariate analysis, known history of COPD (odds ratio [OR] 5.48, 95% Cl 1.44-20.86, P = .01), sex (OR 6.16, 95% Cl 1.64-23.16, P = .007), and handgrip strength at the first SBT (OR 0.89, 95% Cl 0.85-0.97, P = .004) were significantly associated with difficult or prolonged weaning. Extubation failure, as defined by re-intubation or unscheduled noninvasive ventilation within 48 h after extubation, occurred 14 times after 92 attempts, leading to an extubation failure rate of 15%. No association was found between handgrip strength and extubation outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Muscle weakness, assessed by handgrip strength, is associated with difficult or prolonged mechanical ventilation weaning and ICU stay, but not with extubation outcome.
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