Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
| Characteristic | Number |
|---|---|
| Total number of cases | 16 |
| Gender (male/female) | 11/5 |
| Mean age at diagnosis (years) ± SDM | 45.87 ± 14.64 |
| Median age at diagnosis (years), range | 48 (18 to 63) |
| Mean follow-up (months) ± SDM | 62.7 ± 32 |
| Median follow-up (months), range | 62 (5.6 to 171) |
| Initial event | |
| Polytrauma | 7 |
| Burn injury | 1 |
| Cardiac surgery | 4 |
| Severe postoperative bleeding after gynaecologic surgery | 1 |
| Subarachnoid haemorrhage | 1 |
| Respiratory insufficiency due to acute exacerbation of COPD | 2 |
| Duration of intensive care treatment | |
| Mean (d) ± SDM | 38.75 ± 23.87 |
| Median (d), range | 31 (9 to 82) |
| Duration of mechanical ventilation | |
| Mean (d) ± SDM | 25.5 ± 14.3 |
| Median (d), range | 21.5 (8 to 53) |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SDM, standard deviation of the mean.