Absence of COVID-19 Disease Among Chronically Ventilated Nursing Home Patients |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Geriatric Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island, Mineola, NY, USA;2. NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, USA;3. Townhouse Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Uniondale, NY, USA;4. Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Woodbury, NY, USA;5. Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Commack, NY, USA;6. Division of Health Services Research, Department of Foundations of Medicine, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, USA;7. Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island, Mineola, NY, USA |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveTo describe the experience of COVID-19 disease among chronically ventilated and nonventilated nursing home patients living in 3 separate nursing homes.DesignObservational study of death, respiratory illness and COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results among residents and staff during nursing home outbreaks in 2020.Setting and Participants93 chronically ventilated nursing home patients and 1151 nonventilated patients living among 3 separate nursing homes on Long Island, New York, as of March 15, 2020. Illness, PCR results, and antibody studies among staff are also reported.MeasurementsData were collected on death rate among chronically ventilated and nonventilated patients between March 15 and May 15, 2020, compared to the same time in 2019; prevalence of PCR positivity among ventilated and nonventilated patients in 2020; reported illness, PCR positivity, and antibody among staff.ResultsTotal numbers of deaths among chronically ventilated nursing home patients during this time frame were similar to the analogous period 1 year earlier (9 of 93 in 2020 vs 8 of 100 in 2019, P = .8), whereas deaths among nonventilated patients were greatly increased (214 of 1151 in 2020 vs 55 of 1189 in 2019, P < .001). No ventilated patient deaths were clinically judged to be COVID-19 related. No clusters of COVID-19 illness could be demonstrated among ventilated patients. Surveillance PCR testing of ventilator patients failed to reveal COVID-19 positivity (none of 84 ventilator patients vs 81 of 971 nonventilator patients, P < .002). Illness and evidence of COVID-19 infection was demonstrated among staff working both in nonventilator and in ventilator units.Conclusions and ImplicationsCOVID-19 infection resulted in illness and death among nonventilated nursing home residents as well as among staff. This was not observed among chronically ventilated patients. The mechanics of chronic ventilation appears to protect chronically ventilated patients from COVID-19 disease. |
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| Keywords: | Chronic ventilation nursing home COVID-19 |
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