From: Patient–ventilator asynchrony in acute brain-injured patients: a prospective observational study
Characteristics | N = 100 |
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Male sex n (%) | 67 (67) |
Age (years) | 53 (39–64) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.2 (21.3–26.4) |
Classification of brain injury, n (%) | |
Stroke | 44 (44) |
Post-craniotomy for brain tumors | 37 (37) |
Traumatic brain injury | 19 (19) |
Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, n (%) | 76 (76) |
History of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, n (%) | 2 (2) |
APACHE II at ICU admission | 18 (14–21) |
SOFA at inclusion | 6 (4–7) |
GCS at inclusion | 10 (5–11) |
PaO2/FiO2 ratio at inclusion (mmHg) | 231 (176–308) |
Duration of mechanical ventilation before inclusion (hours) | 19 (15–22) |
Duration of mechanical ventilation after inclusion (days) | 7 (5–15) |
Length of ICU stay after inclusion (days) | 16 (10–27) |
Length of hospital stay after inclusion (days) | 31 (24–42) |
GOS at the end of follow-up | 3 (2–3) |
All-cause mortality, n (%) | 16 (16) |