ICU management based on PiCCO parameters reduces duration of mechanical ventilation and ICU length of stay in patients with severe thoracic trauma and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression model for the length of ICU stay

Length of ICU stay (bivariate: >7 days or ≤7 days)	Odds ratio	Lower limit of 95% CI	Upper limit of 95% CI	P
Group (CVP vs. PiCCO)	3.16	1.55	6.63	0.001
Gender (male as the reference)	1.16	0.59	1.74	0.863
Age (with 1 year increase)	1.11	0.98	1.21	0.536
Time from acute onset to ICU admission	0.98	0.94	1.13	0.237
PaO₂/FiO₂	0.79	0.46	1.37	0.283
Type of patient (ARDS as reference)
Shock	3.41	1.74	6.44	0.002
Both	3.46	1.79	6.87	0.002
APACHE II	1.17	1.02	1.86	0.014
ISS	1.15	0.89	1.24	0.176

APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, ISS injury severity score, ER emergency room, OR operating room