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. 2019 Nov 29;46(1):57–69. doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05853-1

Table 2.

ICU stay characteristics

Variables Categories All Survivors Non survivors p-value
N 3920 2327 1514
Intubation Yes 1953 (49.9%) 939 (40.4%) 974 (64.5%) < 0.0001
Tracheostomy Yes 264 (6.8%) 168 (7.2%) 90 (6%) 0.14
Non invasive ventilation Yes 903 (23.1%) 547 (23.6%) 342 (22.6%) 0.51
Vaso active drugs Yes 2329 (59.5%) 1169 (50.3%) 1114 (73.6%) < 0.0001
Renal replacement therapy Yes 429 (11%) 163 (7%) 259 (17.1%) < 0.0001
Withholding of treatment Yes 1140 (29.4%) 390 (16.9%) 738 (49.2%) < 0.0001
Withdrawing of treatment Yes 545 (14%) 27 (1.2%) 517 (34.4%) < 0.0001
ICU LOS in days Median (range) (IQR) 3.88 (0.04-30) (1.83-8) 3.67 (0.04-30) (1.92–7.71) 4 (0.04-30) (1.54–8.46) 0.75
ICU survival Missing 13 10 3
Alive 2828 (72.5%) 2285 (98.6%) 471 (31.2%) < 0.0001
30 days’ survival Missing 79
Alive 2346 (61.1%)
Day of death Median (range) (IQR) 7 (0–30)(3–14)

Non-survivors are defined by 30-day mortality