Table 3.
Characteristics of the subgroup of patients admitted for acute respiratory failure
| ARF 72 |
NIRF 14 (19.4 %) |
Pneumonia 58 (80.5 %) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male/female) | 47/25 | 9/5 | 38/20 | 0.41 |
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 61.7 ± 13.3 | 62.4 ± 13.4 | 61.6 ± 13.3 | 0.39 |
| SAPS II, median (IQR) | 47 (34–62) | 37.5 (24–48) | 48 (35–66) | 0.01 |
| SOFA, median (IQR) | 8 (6–11) | 5 (3–7) | 9 (7–11) | 0.0007 |
| Creatininemia, median (IQR), (μmol/L) | 60 (37–101) | 86 (67–105) | 50 (33–101) | 0.22 |
| Positive HAA, n | 16 | 0 | 16 | |
| hsCRP, median (IQR), (mg/L) | 106 (51–245) | 36 (23–105) | 136 (71–270) | 0.007 |
| PCT, median (IQR), (ng/mL) | 1.05 (0.28–8.84) | 0.13 (0.09–0.34) | 1.8 (0.3–11.4) | 0.0006 |
| Presepsin, median (IQR), (pg/mL) | 989 (513–1951) | 322 (231–534) | 1209 (674–2195) | <0.0001 |
| ICU LOS, median (IQR), (days) | 5 (3–11) | 4 (3–7) | 6 (3–12) | 0.21 |
| ICU mortality, n (%) | 15 (21) | 1 (7) | 14 (24) | 0.01 |
| In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 18 (25) | 2 (14.2) | 16 (27.5) | 0.04 |
Comparison between patients with infectious (pneumonia) and non-infectious respiratory failure (NIRF) at admission to ICU
ARF acute respiratory failure, SAPS simplified acute physiology score, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment score, hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin, LOS length of stay
p: differences between infectious and non-infectious respiratory failure patients