• Chia-Hao Wu, Feng-Ching Lin, Jih-Shuin Jerng, Ming-Hann Shin, Yi-Chia Wang, Cheng-Jun Lee, Li-Min Lin, Nai-Hua Lin, Yao-Wen Kuo, Shih-Chi Ku, and Huey-Dong Wu.
• Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-chu Branch, Hsin-chu, Taiwan. Electronic address: b98401067@ntu.edu.tw.
• J Formos Med Assoc. 2023 Nov 1; 122 (11): 113211401132-1140.

BackgroundTo analyze the predictability of an automatic tube compensation (ATC) screening test compared with the conventional direct liberation test performed before continuous oxygen support for MV liberation.MethodsThis retrospective study analyzed tracheostomized patients with prolonged MV in a weaning unit of a medical center in Taiwan. In March 2020, a four-day ATC test to screen patient eligibility for ventilator liberation was implemented, intended to replace the direct liberation test. We compared the predictive accuracy of these two screening methods on the relevant outcomes in the two years before and one year after the implementation of this policy.ResultsOf the 403 cases, 246 (61%) and 157 (39%) received direct liberation and ATC screening tests, respectively. These two groups had similar outcomes: successful weaning upon leaving the Respiratory Care Center (RCC), success on day 100 of MV, success at hospital discharge, and in-hospital survival. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the ATC screening test had better predictive ability than the direct liberation test for RCC weaning, discharge weaning, 100-day weaning, and in-hospital survival.ConclusionThis closed-circuit ATC screening test before ventilator liberation is a feasible and valuable method for screening PMV patients undergoing ventilator liberation in the pandemic era. Its predictability for a comparison with the open-circuit oxygen test requires further investigation.Copyright © 2023 Formosan Medical Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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