General characteristics (n = 201) | |
Age (mean ± SD) | 61.7 ± 14.5 |
Sex ratio (F/M) | 62/137 |
BMI (kg/m2; mean ± SD) | 27 ± 6 |
SAPS II (mean ± SD) | 51.7 ± 18.8 |
Chronic respiratory disorder n-(%) | 49 (24.3) |
Immunodepression n-(%) | 14 (7.1) |
Admission diagnosis | |
Respiratory failure n-(%) | 83 (41.1) |
Cardiovascular failure n-(%) | 56 (27.7) |
Neurological failure n-(%) | 36 (17.8) |
Other n-(%) | 27 (13.4) |
ICU length of stay (day; mean ± SD) | 12.8 ± 14.1 |
Hospital length of stay (day; mean ± SD) | 28.7 ± 31.4 |
Overall survival rate n-(%) | 135 (67.8) |
Respiratory conditions | |
Respiratory rate (c/min; mean ± SD) | 22 ± 6 |
SpO2 (%; mean ± SD) | 95 ± 4 |
PaO2/FIO2 or SpO2/FIO2 (mean ± SD) | 269 ± 126 |
Invasive MV n-(%) | 128 (63.7) |
IV sedation n-(%) | 87 (43.3) |
Paralysing agents n-(%) | 31 (15.4) |
Tidal volume (mL/kg IBW; mean ± SD) | 7.1 ± 2.0 |
PEEP (cm H2O; mean ± SD) | 5.3 ± 2.6 |
FIO2 (%; mean ± SD) | 38 ± 19 |
Patient/ventilator asynchrony n-(%) | 28 (21.9) |
Spontaneous breathing n-(%) | 73 (36.3) |
Standard oxygen | 66 (32.8) |
Non-invasive ventilation | 7 (3.5) |
HFNO n-(%) | 5 (2.5) |
Hemodynamic conditions | |
Heart rate (b/min; mean ± SD) | 95 ± 22 |
Mean arterial blood pressure (mmHg; mean ± SD) | 83 ± 16 |
Lactate (mmol/L; mean ± SD) | 2.8 ± 3.4 |
Atrial fibrillation | 32 (16.8) |
Vasopressive agent | 57 (28.4) |
Hemodynamic instability | 29 (14.4) |