Table 1.
Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics and medical background between the study sub-groups for elderly patients only
| Variable | ICU ventilations N = 283 |
Non-ICU ventilations N = 296 |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 75.0 ± 6.3 | 79.2 ± 7.6 | < 0.001 |
| Range | 65-99 | 65-107 | |
| Males (N [%]) | 124 (43.8) | 148 (50.0) | 0.09 |
| Charlson score (mean ± SD) | 4.1 ± 2.4 | 4.0 ± 2.5 | 0.52 |
| Hospitalization from nursing setting (N [%]) | 4 (1.4) | 44 (14.9) | < 0.001 |
| Home oxygen therapy (N [%]) | 25 (8.8) | 49 (16.6) | 0.02 |
| Previous mechanical ventilation (N [%]) | 12 (4.2) | 40 (13.5) | < 0.001 |
| *Motor FIM (mean ± SD) | 73.4 ± 16.7 | 51.3 ± 24.1 | < 0.001 |
| †Cognitive FIM (mean ± SD) | 31.5 ± 4.4 | 24.5 ± 8.8 | < 0.001 |
| Total FIM (mean ± SD) | 104.9 ± 19.5 | 75.8 ± 31.2 | < 0.001 |
| Distribution of functional status by grouped FIM score: | |||
| Fully dependent - FIM < 60 (N [%]) | 14 (5) | 114 (38) | |
| Needs a lot of help - 60 ≤ FIM < 90 (N [%]) | 35 (12) | 79 (27) | < 0.001 |
| Needs a little help/independent - FIM ≥ 90 (N [%]) | 234 (83) | 103 (35) | |
| Acute Physiology Score (APS) points (mean ± SD) | 13.8 ± 6.4 | 15.0 ± 5.0 | 0.02 |
| Age points (mean ± SD) | 5.5 ± 0.5 | 5.6 ± 0.5 | < 0.001 |
| Chronic health points (mean ± SD) | 1.9 ± 2.4 | 1.4 ± 2.2 | 0.06 |
| Total APACHE II score (mean ± SD) | 21.2 ± 7.1 | 22.0 ± 5.8 | 0.06 |
*Motor FIM - sum of scores for: self care + sphincter control + mobility + locomotion
†Cognitive FIM - sum of scores for: communication + social cognition