Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Patients discharged alive from the hospital and included, n | 882 |
| Age, mean ± SD | 61 ± 15 |
| Sex ratio, male/female | 1.9 |
| Diagnosis, n (%) | |
| ARDS | 310 (35) |
| Septic shock | 444 (50) |
| ARDS and septic shock | 128 (15) |
| SAPS2, mean ± SD | 49 ± 17 |
| Duration of invasive mechanical ventilation (days), median (IQR) | 11 (8, 20) |
| Length of stay (days), median (IQR) | |
| ICU | 19 (12; 33) |
| Hospital | 42 (29; 64) |
ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, ICU intensive care unit, SAPS2 simplified acute physiology score 2, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range (25th and 75th percentiles)