Endotracheal tube (ETT) occlusion is reported at a higher frequency among coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, literature examining patient and ventilator characteristics, including humidification, as etiologies of ETT occlusion yielded mixed results. Our study examines the relationship of humidification modality with ETT occlusion in COVID-19 patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). We conducted a retrospective chart review of COVID-19 patients requiring IMV at a tertiary care center in New York from April 2020 to April 2021. Teleflex Neptune heated wire heated humidification (HH) and hygroscopic Intersurgical FiltaTherm and Sunmed Ballard 1500 heat and moisture exchangers (HME) were used. Episodes of ETT occlusion were recorded. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression models were used to investigate the relationship between humidification modality and the occurrence of ETT occlusion. A total of 201 eligible patients were identified. Teleflex HH was utilized in 50.2% of the population and the others Intersurgical and Sunmed HME devices. Median age was 62 years and 78.6% of patients had at least one medical comorbidity. Precisely, 24% of patients experienced an ETT occlusion after a median of 12 days. The HME group was younger (58.5 vs 64 years), predominantly male (75% vs 59.4%), and experienced more total ventilator days than the HH group (24 vs 12). Those using the studied HME devices had significantly higher odds of ETT occlusion (OR 4.4, 95% CI 1.8-10.6, = .0011). Three patients (6.1%) experienced cardiac arrest as a consequence of their occlusion. There were no deaths directly attributed to ETT occlusion. The studied HME devices were significantly associated with higher odds of ETT occlusion in COVID-19 patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. These events are not without significant clinical consequences. Prolonged use of under-performing HME devices remains suspect in the occurrence of ETT occlusions.
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