Group I (136 CCEs) | Group II (158 CCEs) | p | |
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Reason for ICU admission, n (%) | |||
Medical | 116 (85) | 121 (77) | 0.06 |
Complicated surgery | 20 (15) | 37 (23) | |
Invasive mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 65 (48) | 65 (41) | 0.25 |
Indication for CCE, n (%) | |||
Acute respiratory failure | 78 (57) | 82 (52) | 0.35 |
Acute circulatory failure | 53 (39) | 66 (42) | 0.63 |
Acute lung injury/ARDS | 43 (32) | 35 (22) | 0.07 |
Pulmonary edema | 24 (18) | 25 (16) | 0.68 |
Combined acute circulatory and respiratory failures | 21 (15) | 28 (18) | 0.60 |
Exacerbation of chronic respiratory failure | 12 (9) | 13 (8) | 0.86 |
Suspected/diagnosed endocarditis | 8 (6) | 18 (11) | 0.10 |
Suspected/diagnosed pericarditis/myocarditis | 6 (4) | 10 (6) | 0.50 |
Acute coronary syndrome | 6 (4) | 10 (6) | 0.47 |
Suspected/diagnosed pulmonary embolism | 5 (4) | 6 (4) | 0.96 |
Acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease | 0 | 10 (6) | 0.003 |
Post-cardiac arrest | 1 (1) | 7 (4) | 0.07 |
Weaning failure from ventilator | 4 (3) | 2 (1) | 0.42 |
Global imaging quality of CCE, n (%) | |||
High | 82 (60) | 92 (62) | 0.90 |
Moderate | 30 (22) | 31 (21) | |
Low | 21 (15) | 26 (17) | |
Unknown | 3 (2) | 9 (7) |