Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study patients
From: Recruitability and effect of PEEP in SARS-Cov-2-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome
All patients, n = 25 | Highly recruitable, n = 16 | Poorly recruitable, n = 9 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 71 [60.5–78] | 71.5 [63–76] | 67 [54–75.5] | 0.43 |
Male sex, n (%) | 18 (72) | 11 (69) | 7 (78) | 1 |
Height, cm | 173 [165–179] | 172 [165–180] | 175 [172–177] | 0.92 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 29.1 [25–32.3] | 29 [24.8–32.6] | 29.1 [25.3–32] | 0.84 |
SOFA at enrollment | 5 [3–7.5] | 5.5 [3–8] | 5 [3.5–6.5] | 0.85 |
SAPS II at enrollment | 44 [36–50] | 44 [35.5–49.5] | 44[36–51] | 0.67 |
Pre-existing conditions, n (%) | ||||
Hypertension | 21 (84) | 14 (88) | 7 (77) | 0.6 |
Diabetes mellitus | 10 (40) | 6 (37) | 4 (44) | 1 |
COPD/asthma | 5 (20) | 4 (25) | 1 (11) | 0.62 |
Smoking history | 13 (52) | 9 (56) | 4 (44) | 0.69 |
Delay from symptom onset to ICU admission, days | 9 [7–12.5] | 8 [7–10] | 14 [7–15.5] | 0.15 |
Delay from ICU admission to intubation, hours | 0 [0–9] | 0 [0–5.8] | 9 [0–11] | 0.28 |
Non-invasive support before intubation, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 |