Table 3.
Morbidity and mortality in patients with SARI (n = 663)
| Organ failure on admission to the ICU, n (%)a | |
| Respiratory | 205 (30.9) |
| Cardiovascular | 217 (32.7) |
| Renal | 180 (27.1) |
| CNS | 138 (20.8) |
| Hematologic | 54 (8.1) |
| Hepatic | 29 (4.4) |
| Organ failure at any time in the ICU, n (%)a | |
| Respiratory | 357 (53.8) |
| Cardiovascular | 295 (44.5) |
| Renal | 296 (44.6) |
| CNS | 216 (32.6) |
| Hematologic | 133 (20.1) |
| Hepatic | 50 (7.5) |
| Mortality rates, n (%) | |
| ICU | 123 (20.2) |
| In-hospital | 163 (27.2) |
| Length of stay, days, median (IQR) | |
| ICU | 5 (2–12) |
| Hospital | 12 (7–23) |
| Limitation of therapy in-hospital, n (%) | |
| DNR | 72 (11.9) |
| WH/WD | 57 (9.4) |
Missing values: 53 and 64 for ICU and hospital mortality, respectively. Valid percentages are displayed after exclusion of the missing values
CNS central nervous system, DNR do not resuscitate order, ICU intensive care unit, LOS length of stay, WD withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy (vasopressors, mechanical ventilation, and renal replacement therapy), WH withholding of life-sustaining measures
aDefined as a SOFA score >2 for the corresponding organ