Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the study population, lung condition at inclusion, and outcomes.
| Number of patients | 100 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 73 (64-79) |
| Gender (M/F) | 58/42 |
| Actual body weight (kg) | 85 (60-80) |
| Predicted body weight (kg) | 60 (53-68) |
| SAPS II | 56 (48-69) |
| Mechanical ventilation duration before inclusion (days) | 0.5 (0.0-0.8) |
| Sedation at inclusion (n) | 73 |
| Vasopressors at inclusion (n) | 52 |
| Passive ventilation duration (days) | 1.0 (0.0-2.5) |
| Active mechanical ventilation duration (days) | 1.2 (0.5-3.0) |
| Duration of invasive mechanical ventilation (days) | 3.0 (2.0-7.0) |
| Post-extubation noninvasive mechanical ventilation (n) | 26 |
| Total duration of mechanical ventilation (days) | 4.0 (2.0-7.0) |
| Reintubation (n) | 2 |
| Duration of ICU stay (days) | 5 (2-10) |
| Duration of hospital stay (days) | 11 (4-22) |
| ICU mortality (n) | 31 |
| Hospital mortality (n) | 41 |
Data are presented as median (25th to 75th quartile). SAPS, simplified acute physiology score.