Table 1.
Clinical characteristics, severity score and respiratory condition of tracheostomized COVID-19 patients.
| Descriptive | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male, n (%) | 23 (79.3) |
| Female, n (%) | 6 (20.7) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 66.4 (6.2) | |
| Smoker | No, n (%) | 27 (93.1) |
| Yes, n (%) | 2 (6.9) | |
| Height (cms), mean (SD) | 172.0 (7.9) | |
| Weight (Kg), mean (SD) | 82.4 (9.8) | |
| Reason for admission | Hospitalization, n (%) | 23 (79.3) |
| Emergencies, n (%) | 5 (17.2) | |
| Transfer, n (%) | 1 (3.4) | |
| Pathological antecedents | ||
| Hypertension | n (%) | 17 (58.6) |
| Diabetes Mellitus | n (%) | 6 (20.7) |
| Obesity (BMI>30) | n (%) | 8 (27.6) |
| Cardiopathy | n (%) | 5 (17.2) |
| COPD | n (%) | 2 (6.9) |
| Immunosupression | n (%) | 2 (6.9) |
| Autoimmunity | n (%) | 4 (13.8) |
| Liver disease | n (%) | 2 (6.9) |
| Broncopathy | n (%) | 4 (13.8) |
| Primary hypercoagulability | n (%) | 1 (3.4) |
| Another comorbilities | Lung cancer, n (%) | 1 (3.4) |
| Corticoids, n (%) | 2 (6.9) | |
| Severity scores at admission | ||
| APACHE II score, mean (SD) | 13.9 (3.2) | |
| SAPS III score, mean (SD) | 55.9 (4.9) | |
| SOFA score, mean (SD) | 4.5 (1.8) | |
| Respiratory condition | ||
| PEEP at OTI, mean (SD) | 12.4 (2.1) | |
| PEEP at tracheostomy, mean (SD) | 9.4 (2.3) | |
| PAFI at OTI, median [IR] | 113 [97.5–180.5] | |
| PAFI at tracheostomy, median [IR] | 200 [152–240] | |
BMI = Body Mass Index; ICU = Intensive Care Unit; SOFA = Sequential-related Organ Failure Assessment score; APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; PAFI = ratio of the partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2) to the inspired oxygen fraction (FiO2); OTI = Orotracheal Intubation; IU = International Units; U = Units; SD = Standard Deviation; IR = Interquartile Range.