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1 Outcome of Coal Worker s Pneumoconiosis With Acute Respiratory Failure* Hsiu-Nien Shen, MD; Jih-Shuin Jerng, MD; Chong-Jen Yu, MD, PhD; and Pan-Chyr Yang, MD, PhD, FCCP Study objective: To investigate the clinical features and prognosis of patients with coal worker s pneumoconiosis (CWP) requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) in the ICU for their first episode of acute respiratory failure (ARF), with special attention to the prognostic implication of radiographic progressive massive fibrosis (PMF). Design: Retrospective study. Setting: A 16-bed medical ICU at a community hospital. Patients and methods: We reviewed 53 patients with CWP and ARF requiring invasive MV in the ICU for the first time between August 1998 and March Results: Of the 53 patients with CWP, 28 patients (53%) with PMF had their first ARF at a younger age than those without PMF ( years vs years, p [mean SD]). Pneumonia (49%) was the most common cause of ARF. The mean APACHE (acute physiology and chronic health evaluation) II score was , and the mean ICU stay was days. Twenty-one patients (40%) were weaned successfully in the ICU, with mean ventilator time of days. The ICU and in-hospital mortality rates were 40% and 43%, respectively. The median survivals for all patients and the ICU survivors were 2.6 months and 14.3 months, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed the following risk (or protective) factors for the ICU mortality: PaCO 2 > 45 mm Hg at the time of intubation (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 0.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], to 0.44), PaO 2 /fraction of inspired oxygen ratio < 200 mm Hg at the time of intubation (OR, 8.78; 95% CI, 1.36 to 56.48), and APACHE II score > 25 (OR, 11.99; 95% CI, 1.49 to 96.78). PMF was not associated with the ICU mortality (OR, 1.18; 95% CI, 0.20 to 7.10). Conclusions: Radiographic PMF was not associated with the ICU mortality in patients with CWP and ARF receiving invasive MV in the ICU. Although a substantial proportion of them could be weaned from the ventilator and discharged from the hospital, their long-term prognosis was poor. (CHEST 2004; 125: ) Key words: acute respiratory failure; coal worker s pneumoconiosis; mechanical ventilation Abbreviations: ABG arterial blood gas; APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; ARF acute respiratory failure; CI confidence interval; CWP coal worker s pneumoconiosis; Fio 2 fraction of inspired oxygen; MV mechanical ventilation; OR odds ratio; PMF progressive massive fibrosis *From the Department of Internal Medicine (Dr. Shen), En- Chu-Kong Hospital; and Department of Internal Medicine (Drs. Jerng, Yu, and Yang), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. The work was performed in En-Chu-Kong Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Manuscript received April 7, 2003; revision accepted September 3, The outcome data from acute respiratory failure (ARF) are vital in assessing the immediate risk of death of a critically ill patient, in predicting the long-term prognosis and pulmonary functional status, as well as in making clinical decisions. There have been many studies looking at the outcomes of ARF in various pulmonary diseases, including asthma, 1 severe pneumonia, 2 ARDS, 3 COPD, 4 10 interstitial lung diseases, and lung cancer. 14 The worst outcomes were noted in patients with lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) for ARF, with hospital mortality rates of 91.3% and nearly 100%, respectively In a study of patients with chronic respi- Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians ( permissions@chestnet.org). Correspondence to: Jih-Shuin Jerng, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung Shan South Rd, 100 Taipei, Taiwan; jsjerng@ha.mc.ntu. edu.tw 1052 Clinical Investigations in Critical Care

2 ratory insufficiency receiving domiciliary oxygen therapy or MV, the outcome of patients with pneumoconiosis is the worst, similar to those with pulmonary fibrosis, with 50% dying during the year following the beginning of home treatment. 15 The pattern and severity of respiratory impairment in coal worker s pneumoconiosis (CWP) are related to the levels of coal mine dust exposure, geologic factors, exposure to other respiratory hazards, and immunologic response to dusts Estimation of disease severity in CWP conventionally involves a combination of radiographic and lung function assessment. 17,18 Radiographically, CWP is classified into two forms: simple and complicated, based on the absence or presence of progressive massive fibrosis (PMF). 17,18 In patients with simple CWP, lung function is minimally impaired and life expectancy is similar to that of the general population However, prominent obstructive and restrictive abnormalities have been noted in patients with complicated CWP, whose survival rates are reduced substantially This does not imply that the outcome of patients with CWP and ARF would be worse in complicated CWP, because clinical observations have shown that considerable variations in the magnitude of pulmonary impairment exist in complicated CWP. 19 Since there is a lack of outcome data on patients with CWP and ARF, we undertook this study to investigate this issue and the prognostic implications of PMF. Patients Materials and Methods The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the outcomes of patients with CWP who acquired ARF and received invasive MV for the first time. This study was carried out in a northern Taiwan hospital serving a community with 90 years of coal mining history and clusters of pottery manufacturers. The coal mined was distributed in an area of 2,400 km 2 containing largely medium volatile bituminous and subbituminous coal. During the study period from August 1997 to March 2002, there were 1,961 ex-coal miners who visited this hospital, and 530 patients with a diagnosis of pneumoconiosis who were hospitalized due to various disorders. We analyzed the medical records of patients treated in a 16-bed medical ICU of the hospital. Case records were selected through a computerized search of diagnoses codified at hospital discharge. The diagnosis of CWP was based on both a history of prolonged exposure to coal dust and radiographic evidence compatible with pneumoconiosis according to the International Labor Office classification system. 20 Patients were excluded if they were not coal miners, were intubated for nonmedical reasons, were transferred to another hospital, or if they had prior intubations for ARF. Patients were also excluded if they were only treated with noninvasive MV because they might be not transferred to the ICU. The requirement for Human Subjects Institutional Review Board approval was waived due to the low risk of this study to the patients. For each patient, we reviewed all available pertinent chest radiographs within 3 years before admission to the hospital. The chest radiographs obtained at the nearest time before intubations were selected for radiographic classification. The images were reinterpreted and compared with standard reference radiographs by two pulmonologists who did not know the patients clinical conditions. In case they disagreed, a consensus was made. The designation of radiographic profusion category was simplified as a three-level classification (1 0/, 0/0, 0/1, 1/0, 1/1, 1/2; 2 2/1, 2/2, 2/3; 3 3/2, 3/3, 3/ ). Small opacities in the parenchyma were classified by shape and size: p, q, or r for rounded opacities (diameter, 1.5 mm, 1.5 to 3 mm, or 3 mm, respectively) and s, t, oru for irregular opacities (of width, 1.5 mm, 1.5 to 3 mm, or 3 mm, respectively). 20 Radiographic PMF was defined by the presence of one or more large opacities 1 cm in diameter, and was classified as A (for one or more such opacities but not exceeding a combined diameter of 5 cm), B (one or more larger opacities than A and whose combined area does not exceed the upper zone of the right lung), or C (larger than B). 20 In cases with poor radiograph quality or a standing radiograph not available, only the presence of PMF was addressed. For small opacities, only the predominant types were recorded. Data Collection and Definitions The following clinical data were collected for each patient: age and sex; body mass index; baseline pulmonary functions obtained by body plethysmography (V6200 Autobox; SensorMedics; Yorba Linda, CA); smoking, mining and medical histories; clinical symptoms; ECG for cor pulmonale; 4 APACHE (acute physiology and chronic health evaluation) II score; serum albumin and arterial blood gas (ABG) levels on ICU admission; causes of ARF; durations of invasive MV before hospital discharge and ICU stay; and outcome. A positive smoking history was designated for either current or ex-smokers. Chronic respiratory symptoms were defined as chronic cough for 3 months with or without dyspnea, and with or without long-term use of bronchodilators ( 3 months). Cor pulmonale was defined by at least one of the following three ECG criteria: presence of p pulmonale, right ventricular hypertrophy, or right-axis deviation. 4 Definitions of various medical diseases were as follows: tuberculosis for those with documented or treated cases; diabetes mellitus for those with a fasting glucose level 126 mg/dl, or a history of prior use of insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents; hypertension for those with documented history (systolic BP 140 mm Hg or diastolic BP 90 mm Hg on more than two clinic visits), with or without antihypertensive treatment; coronary artery diseases for those with a history of myocardial infarction or confirmed by coronary angiography. Pneumonia was defined as the presence of fever, new or aggravated productive cough, dyspnea, or leukocytosis (WBC count 11,000/ L), and new pulmonary infiltrates on the chest radiograph. Acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory insufficiency was considered if isolated respiratory tract infection without new pulmonary infiltrates was diagnosed, or the cause of ARF could not be identified. Shock was defined as systolic BP 90 mm Hg, which lasted for 4 h or required vasopressor use. Those who were readmitted to the ICU within 72 h after being discharged were considered to have the same ICU stay; otherwise, the ICU readmission was regarded as a hospital stay. All patients received MV with the Evita 2 ventilators (Drägerwerk; Aktiengesellschaft, Germany). Weaning failure was defined by the inability to maintain spontaneous breathing for 72 h, or death within 72 h after extubation. For patients discharged alive from the hospital, the outcomes concerning survival and ventilator dependency were confirmed by follow-up telephone interwww.chestjournal.org CHEST / 125 / 3/ MARCH,

3 views and death certificates. For patients unable to be contacted, the latest dates of known follow-up during the study period were designated as the censor dates. Statistics Statistical analysis was performed with a computer program (SPSS for Windows, version 10.0; SPSS; Chicago, IL). Values were expressed as means SD. Comparisons between those with and without PMF and between ICU survivors and nonsurvivors were made using the Student t test, and 2 or Fisher exact test. The Pearson s product-moment correlation was used to assess the relationship between the two continuous variables. To investigate the prognostic factors, proportions of variables in the univariate analysis were compared with the 2 test after excluding variables with missing values. Multivariate analysis was performed with entering all the variables in the logistic regression model. To assess and present the potential confounding factors of the ICU mortality more clearly, both the crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) are calculated. A p value of 0.05 was considered significant. A life table was computed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results During the study period, a total of 72 patients with pneumoconiosis and ARF were admitted to the ICU. Nineteen of them were excluded, including 4 pottery workers, 1 patient who was admitted due to a suicide attempt, 7 patients who were intubated for elective operations, 4 patients with previous intubation for ARF, 2 patients who did not receive endotracheal intubation, and 1 patient who was transferred to another hospital before weaning. Of the remaining 53 patients, 2 patients were intubated after a failed noninvasive MV, and 3 patients were readmitted to the ICU for invasive MV within 72 h after extubation. The clinical features, and durations of MV and ICU stay are summarized in Table 1. The ICU survivors had more frequent cor pulmonale on ECG (10 of 32 patients vs 1 of 21 patients, p 0.035), higher Paco 2 levels at the time of intubation ( mm Hg vs mm Hg, p 0.034), a lower APACHE II score ( vs , p 0.003), and longer duration of MV ( days vs days, p 0.004). There was a trend toward worse oxygenation in the ICU nonsurvivors (Pao 2 /fraction of inspired oxygen [Fio 2 ], mm Hg vs mm Hg, p 0.081). Radiographic classification of pneumoconiosis was performed in 44 patients (83%) with available standard standing radiographs. Of the nine noncategorized patients, five patients were shown to have PMF. Comparisons between patients with simple and complicated CWP are summarized in Table 2. Patients with complicated CWP had a younger age, more chronic respiratory symptoms, poorer lung function, and a higher Paco 2 level at the time of Table 1 Demographic Features, ABG, APACHE II Score, and Duration of MV and ICU Stay of the Study Population* Characteristics Values Male gender 53 (100) Age, yr Smoker 40 (76) Coal mining history, yr Body mass index (37 available) Albumin, g/dl (44 available) History of lung diseases Chronic respiratory symptoms 41 (77) Tuberculosis 12 (23) Pneumothorax 4 (8) Comorbidity Diabetes mellitus 8 (15) Hypertension 12 (23) Coronary artery disease 7 (13) Stroke 4 (8) Cancer 2 (4) PMF on chest radiograph 28 (53) Category A/B/C, No. 3/9/16 Cor pulmonale on ECG 11 (21) Lung function (20 available) FEV 1,L FEV 1,% ABG Paco 2,mmHg Pao 2 /Fio 2,mmHg APACHE II score Duration of MV, d Duration of ICU stay, d *Data are expressed as mean SD or No. (%) unless otherwise indicated. One nasopharyngeal carcinoma and one multiple myeloma. Large opacity 1 cm; category A, B, and C according to International Labor Office classification system. Indicates duration of MV before hospital discharge. intubation. In addition, the radiographic classification for those with complicated CWP showed that they belonged to the more severe category (profusion category 3), and they had more type u in small opacities. Among the causes of ARF, there was a trend for more acute exacerbations of chronic respiratory insufficiency in those with PMF (Table 2). However, the Pao 2 /Fio 2 ratio, APACHE II score, and the ICU mortality rates were similar. The causes of ARF included pneumonia (n 26), acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory insufficiency (n 13), massive hemoptysis (n 3), sputum impaction (n 3), pneumothorax (n 2), acute myocardial infarction (n 2), theophylline intoxication (n 1), sepsis caused by cellulites (n 1), hypovolemic shock caused by GI bleeding (n 1), and ventricular arrhythmia (n 1). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed in five patients at the time of intubation; all of them survived for 24 h, but only one patient who was intubated due to 1054 Clinical Investigations in Critical Care

4 Table 2 Differences Between Patients With Simple and Complicated CWP and ARF Requiring Invasive MV in the ICU* Variables Simple CWP (n 25) Complicated CWP (n 28) p Value ICU mortality 10 (40) 11 (39) Age, yr History of lung diseases Chronic respiratory 16 (64) 25 (89) Symptoms Lung function (n 9) (n 11) FEV 1,L FEV 1,% Chest radiograph classification (n 21) (n 23) Profusion category, No. 1/2/3 6/8/7 1/5/ Predominant type of small opacities, No p/q/r 10/3/1 1/3/7 s/t/u 4/2/1 1/2/9 ABG Paco 2,mmHg Causes of ARF Acute exacerbation 3 (12) 10 (36) Pneumonia 16 (64) 10 (36) *Data are presented as No. (%) or mean SD unless otherwise indicated. CWP is defined by the presence (complicated CWP) or absence (simple CWP) of radiographic progressive massive fibrosis (large opacities 1 cm). tension pneumothorax survived to hospital discharge. Shock was present in eight patients on ICU admission; four of them died in the ICU. Twenty-one patients (40%), including 4 patients undergoing tracheostomy, were weaned successfully in the ICU with a ventilator time of days; all of them survived to hospital discharge. Tracheostomy was performed in 11 patients (21%) with a mean time of days after intubation; 9 of these patients survived to hospital discharge. Of the 11 patients who were not weaned during the ICU stay, 2 died in the hospital, 7 became ventilator dependent, and 2 were weaned eventually but were bedridden and required continuous oxygen support. Of the seven miners who survived but remained ventilator dependent, two were eventually weaned from ventilator (5 months and 7 months after discharge, respectively), one was still ventilator dependent 5 months after discharge, three died (1 month, 2 months, and 6 months after discharge, respectively), and one was unavailable for follow-up. The ICU and in-hospital mortality rates were 40% and 43%, respectively. The survival curve of the 53 patients is plotted in Figure 1. Two patients were unavailable for follow-up after discharge. The median survivals for all patients and the 32 ICU survivors were 2.6 months and 14.3 months, respectively. There was no significant difference between the survival of the patients with simple CWP and those with complicated CWP (log-rank test, p 0.772). The relative influence of variables on the ICU mortality (univariate and multivariate analysis) is summarized in Table 3. There were three independent variables associated with the ICU mortality: Paco 2 45 mm Hg (adjusted OR, 0.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], to 0.44), Pao 2 /Fio 2 ratio 200 mm Hg (OR, 8.78; 95% CI, 1.36 to 56.48) at Figure 1. Survival curve of 53 patients with pneumoconiosis requiring invasive MV in the ICU after the first episode of ARF (2 patients were censored on the day of hospital discharge due to loss to follow-up). Time zero represents the time of intubation. CHEST / 125 / 3/ MARCH,

5 Table 3 Prognostic Factors of Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis With Acute Respiratory Failure in 53 Patients (Logistic Regression Model) Crude Adjusted Variables OR (95% CI) p Value OR (95% CI) p Value Age, yr ( ) ( ) Smoker No 1.0 Yes 0.70 ( ) ( ) Chronic respiratory symptoms Absent 1.0 Present 0.37 ( ) ( ) PMF on chest radiograph* Absent 1.0 Present 0.97 ( ) ( ) Cor pulmonale on ECG Absent 1.0 Present 0.11 ( ) ( ) Paco 2,mmHg ( ) ( ) Pao 2 /Fio 2,mmHg ( ) ( ) APACHE II score ( ) ( ) Causes of ARF Pneumonia ( ) 1.0 Pneumonia ( ) 1.25 ( ) ( ) *Large opacities 1 cm. the time of intubation, and APACHE II score 25 (OR, 11.99; 95% CI, 1.49 to 96.78). In a further comparison between patients with Paco 2 45 mm Hg (hypercapnia) and those with Paco 2 45 mm Hg at the time of intubation, patients with hypercapnia had a lower mean APACHE II score ( vs , p 0.035); but the correlation between Paco 2 and APACHE II score in all patients with CWP was poor (r 0.220, p 0.114). Discussion The findings of this study show that the long-term prognosis of patients with CWP after ARF was poor even though a substantial proportion of them could be weaned from the ventilator and discharged from the hospital. Radiographic PMF was relatively common in CWP with ARF, but its presence did not predict a poor ICU outcome. The prognosis of patients with ARF requiring MV is different among various populations In a review 5 of unrestricted series of patients requiring MV for ARF, the 1-year mortality rates ranged from 60 to 84%. The worst outcomes were noted in patients with lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis requiring invasive MV for ARF with hospital mortality rates of 91.3% and nearly 100%, respectively In our series, the in-hospital (43%) and 1-year (approximately 60%) mortality rates were similar to those in COPD with ARF (20 to 50% and 44 to 66%, respectively, in studies since 1980) In patients with COPD and ARF, there have been many reported prognostic variables, including the following: (1) features reflecting physiologic reserve, such as premorbid level of activity, FEV 1, serum albumin level, severity of dyspnea, and presence of cor pulmonale or left ventricular failure; (2) nature and severity of acute illness, such as causes of ARF, initial blood gas data, and APACHE II score; and (3) development of complications, especially nonpulmonary organ failure. 4,7,10 Due to different selection criteria and study designs, the specific variables associated with mortality are not consistent in these reports; nevertheless, mortality often is related to the nature of the precipitating illness and the severity of underlying chronic respiratory disease. In this study, we found three independent variables were associated with the ICU mortality: Paco Clinical Investigations in Critical Care

6 and Pao 2 /Fio 2 ratio at the time of intubation, and APACHE II score. The influence of cor pulmonale on the ICU mortality was not present after adjusting for other variables, since its presence favors COPD or other illnesses resulting in chronic respiratory insufficiency, which may also result in hypercapnia, a major prognostic factor shown in this study. It is surprising that a higher Paco 2 level at the time of intubation was associated with a better ICU outcome. The role of the Paco 2 level on the outcome of patients with chronic respiratory diseases has been controversial. 15,21 25 In COPD before long-term oxygen therapy, hypercapnia on room air was found to be a negative prognostic factor. 21 In patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency (including chronic bronchitis, asthma, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis sequelae, kyphoscoliosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and pneumoconiosis, except neuromuscular disorders) requiring domiciliary oxygen therapy or MV, hypercapnia on room air has been found to be a positive prognostic factor 15,22 24 ; however, some studies 15,21,25 showed a contrary result. In severe COPD with acute exacerbation with or without invasive MV, premorbid hypercapnia was not associated with survival. 4,8 Since we did not encounter premorbid levels of Paco 2 and the patient population we investigated was different, it is difficult to compare our data with previous studies in this aspect. Nevertheless, there are several possible reasons that may explain the better prognosis of hypercapnic patients with CWP in this study. First, the severity of acute illness in the hypercapnic patients was milder, since the mean APACHE II score was lower compared with those without hypercapnia. Second, an obstructive component of CWP might have played a role. Since most of the patients were smokers (76%), the prognostic analysis might be confounded by a greater proportion of COPD, which would account for the higher Paco 2 level, increased frequency of cor pulmonale, and increased frequency of acute exacerbation as the cause of ARF in the ICU survivors. By contrast, the lower Pao 2 /Fio 2 ratio in those who died in the ICU might suggest a greater proportion of functionally significant interstitial disease in that group. Third, the blood gas was obtained at the time of intubation, and the stability may have influenced the result. Since epidemiologic studies have shown that patients with complicated CWP tend to have prominent obstructive and restrictive ventilatory abnormalities and reduced survival rates, it is striking that the presence of PMF was not associated with the ICU outcome in this study. There are several possible explanations. First, a selection bias is likely. Patients with more severe category of complicated CWP and poorer lung function might be not intubated and aggressively treated, and the result would be biased toward indiscriminate between simple and complicated CWP. Second, the presence of a higher Paco 2 level, a protective factor in this study, was observed in patients with complicated CWP. Third, the magnitude of pulmonary impairment among patients with complicated CWP might vary considerably. 19 It is well known that PMF is not always a homogeneous mass of fibrous tissue, but in many cases has a soft core with substantially reduced collagenous material, which may act only as little more than a space-occupying lesion without significant compensatory emphysema. 19 Therefore some patients with CWP exhibiting dramatic radiologic changes might have little or no accompanying disablement. 19 We are aware that there are other factors that might have adversely affected the findings of our study. First, analysis based on severity of pneumoconiosis and pre-existing lung disease might have been more informative, but this is not feasible because lung function data were not available on more than half of the study population. Besides, the available lung function might be biased toward higher values since only less severe patients could perform lung function tests. 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