Table 2.
Cause of death | Age | Smoking | CXR | Secretions | BAS | OTO | P/F | MV | CVP | WBC | Comorbidities | Vasopressors | CCA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cerebrovascular | 45 | 50 | + | – | – | 11 | 180 | 7 | 14 | 10.3 | – | NA, DP | NO |
2 | Cerebrovascular | 53 | 48 | + | – | – | 10 | 188 | 1 | 15 | 7.42 | DB, LD, AH | NA, DP | NO |
3 | Postanoxic | 63 | 10 | – | + | S.Aureus | 6 | 395 | 5 | 13 | 18.2 | HT | NA, DB | YES |
4 | Cerebrovascular | 59 | 0 | + | + | – | 10 | 280 | 1 | 13 | 16.5 | – | NA, DP | NO |
5 | Cerebrovascular | 48 | 10 | – | ++ | P.Aerug | 9 | 155 | 3 | 13 | 2.66 | LD, AH | NA | NO |
6 | Cerebrovascular | 60 | 56 | + | ++ | K.Pn;K.Ox | 14 | 258 | 3 | 8 | 14.3 | AH | NA | NO |
7 | Cerebrovascular | 38 | 54 | + | + | H.Infl | 11 | 283 | 2 | 13 | 12.7 | – | NA, DP | YES |
8 | Cerebrovascular | 59 | 0 | + | ++ | – | 12 | 158* | 8 | 17 | 17.1 | IHD, CS, AH | NA, DB | NO |
Age, years; Smoking, smoking history (packs/year); CXR, chest X-ray: (–) clear, (+), abnormal; Secretions: (–) none, (+) minor, (++) moderate; BAS, bronchoaspirate; OTO, Oto score 12; P/F, PaO2/FiO2 ratio; MV, duration of mechanical ventilation (days); CVP, central venous pressure; WBC, white blood cells; CAA, cardio-circulatory arrest; DB, diabetes; AH, arterial hypertension; HT, hypothyroidism; LD, liver disease; IHD, ischemic heart disease; CS, cardiogenic shock; NA, noradrenaline; DP, dopamine; DB, dobutamine; L, levosimendan. S.Aureus, Staphylococcus aureus; P.Aerug, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa; K.Pn, Klebsiella pneumoniae; K.Ox, Klebsiella oxytoca; H.Inf, Haemofilus influenzae.
While on full veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support for cardiogenic shock treatment.