Severe Acute Respiratory Infection - Preparedness: Protocol for a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study of Viral Respiratory Infections

• Authors: Radu Postelnicu, NYU Grossman School of Medicine; Avantika Srivastava, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Pavan K Bhatraju, University of Washington; Mark M Wurfelc, University of Washington; George L Anesi, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Martin Gonzalez, Society of Critical Care Medicine; Adair Andrews, Society of Critical Care Medicine; Karen Lutrick, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson; Vishakha K Kumar, Society of Critical Care Medicine; Timothy M Uyeki, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Perren J Cobb, Keck School of Medicine of USC; Leopoldp N Segal, NYU Grossman School of Medicine; David Brett-Major, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Janice M Liebler, Keck School of Medicine of USC; Chrsitopher J Kratochvil, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Vikramijit Mukherjee, NYU Grossman School of Medicine; Jana M Broadhurst, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Richard Lee, University of California, Irvine; David Wyles, Denver Health Med Center; Jonathan Sevransky, Emory University; Laura Evans, University of Washington School of Medicine; Douglas Landsittel, Indiana University Bloomington
• Journal Title: Critical Care Explorations
• Volume: Volume 4, Number 10
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc | 2022-10-20, Pages E0773-E0773
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000773
• Subjects: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery; Health Sciences, Pathology; Health Sciences, Epidemiology
• Keywords: COVID-19; clinical research networks; hospitalized patients; observational study; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Respiratory virus infections cause significant morbidity and mortality ranging from mild uncomplicated acute respiratory illness to severe complications, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiple organ failure, and death during epidemics and pandemics. We present a protocol to systematically study patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI), including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, due to respiratory viral pathogens to evaluate the natural history, prognostic biomarkers, and characteristics, including hospital stress, associated with clinical outcomes and severity. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Multicenter cohort of patients admitted to an acute care ward or ICU from at least 15 hospitals representing diverse geographic regions across the United States. PATIENTS: Patients with SARI caused by infection with respiratory viruses that can cause outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Measurements include patient demographics, signs, symptoms, and medications; microbiology, imaging, and associated tests; mechanical ventilation, hospital procedures, and other interventions; and clinical outcomes and hospital stress, with specimens collected on days 0, 3, and 7-14 after enrollment and at discharge. The primary outcome measure is the number of consecutive days alive and free of mechanical ventilation (VFD) in the first 30 days after hospital admission. Important secondary outcomes include organ failure-free days before acute kidney injury, shock, hepatic failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, 28-day mortality, adaptive immunity, as well as immunologic and microbiologic outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: SARI - Preparedness is a multicenter study under the collaboration of the Society of Critical Care Medicine Discovery, Resilience Intelligence Network, and National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center, which seeks to improve understanding of prognostic factors associated with worse outcomes and increased resource utilization. This can lead to interventions to mitigate the clinical impact of respiratory virus infections associated with SARI.