Publications

Barlow Respiratory Hospital expertise and specialization allows a unique perspective on outcomes and data. We maintain the largest longitudinal dataset in the nation with reported outcomes of chronically critically ill patients admitted to a Long Term Acute-Care Hospital (LTCH) for weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation. The Ventilation Outcomes Dataset (VOD) includes data on more than 7,200 patients over 33 consecutive years. The advantage of our rich longitudinal dataset is that we can measure change. This informs performance and allows us to analyze the impact of various processes, protocols, and policies to achieve continuous improvement in patient outcomes.

Barlow Respiratory Hospital leads LTCHs in outcomes reporting with over 100 publications – including 19 peer-reviewed journal articles, 74 abstracts, 4 book chapters, editorials and letters – and numerous national and international conference presentations.

Barlow Respiratory Hospital was the first to publish a paper on COVID-19 survivors admitted to an LTCH. The paper, published on F1000Research in October 2020, underscores the critical role the hospital plays in post-COVID recovery.