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. 2017 Apr 5;7:39. doi: 10.1186/s13613-017-0262-9

Table 3.

Comparison between survivor and non-survivor ICU-AAV patients and univariate logistic regression analysis for ICU mortality

Survivors (n = 82) Non-survivors (n = 15) p value Univariate logistic regression
OR 95% CI p
Baseline characteristics
 Gender (female), n (%) 41 (50) 4 (26.7) 0.158 0.36 0.11–1.24 0.105
 Age (years), median [IQR] 61.0 [47.0–70.3] 67.0 [65.0–75.0] 0.212 0.98 0.94–1.02 0.311
 Hypertension, n (%) 32 (39.0) 3 (20.0) 0.158 0.39 0.10–1.49 0.169
 ANCA
  c-ANCA type, n (%) 54 (65.9) 7 (46.7) 0.157 0.45 0.15–1.38 0.164
 AAV relapse, n (%) 19 (23.2) 1 (6.7) 0.185 0.24 0.03–1.92 0.177
AAV involvement
 Heart, n (%) 14 (17.1) 3 (20.0) 0.723 1.21 0.30–4.87 0.784
 CNS, n (%) 5 (6.1) 3 (20.0) 0.104 3.85 0.81–18.2 0.089
 Digestive, n (%) 7 (8.5) 2 (13.3) 0.626 1.64 0.31–8.83 0.559
 ENT, n (%) 33 (40.2) 3 (21.4) 0.159 0.37 0.10–1.41 0.147
Kidney
  Serum creatinine (µmol/L), median [IQR] 364.0 [117.5–503.0] 229.0 [104.0–682.0] 0.824 1.00 0.99–1.00 0.878
  AKIN > 1, n (%) 74 (90.2) 15 (100) 0.351 1.51 0.17–13.1 0.706
  RRT, n (%) 43 (52.4) 12 (80.0) 0.086 3.53 0.93–13.5 0.064
 Lung, n (%) 71 (86.6) 14 (93.3) 0.685 2.17 0.26–18.2 0.475
  DAH, n (%) 51 (62.2) 11 (73.3) 0.562 1.67 0.49–5.71 0.412
  Respiratory assistance, n (%) 52 (63.4) 14 (93.3) 0.032 8.51 1.07–67.9 0.043
Infectious event, n (%) 26 (31.7) 13 (86.7) <0.001 14.0 2.94–66.6 0.001
Vasopressors, n (%) 17 (20.7) 9 (60.0) 0.002 5.73 1.79–18.4 0.003
Plasma exchange*, n (%) 39 (47.6) 7 (46.7) 0.949 0.96 0.32–2.91 0.949
Cyclophosphamide*, n (%) 52 (63.4) 14 (93.3) 0.032 8.51 1.07–67.9 0.043
SAPS II, median [IQR] 37.5 [28.8–49.3] 52.0 [33.0–66.0] 0.006 1.06 1.02–1.10 0.003
SOFA, median [IQR] 6.0 [4.0–9.0] 8.0 [6.0–13.0] 0.040 1.21 1.04–1.41 0.013
BVAS, median [IQR] 23.0 [18.0–28.0] 21.0 [20.0–27.0] 0.916 1.01 0.94–1.08 0.899

OR odd ratio, CI confidence interval, ANCA anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, c-ANCA cytoplasmic ANCA, AAV ANCA-associated vasculitis, CNS central nervous system, ENT ear nose throat, AKIN acute kidney injury network score, RRT renal replacement therapy, DAH diffuse alveolar hemorrhage

* Started before or during the ICU stay