Table 2.
Outcome according to day-1 compliance of the respiratory system
| Crs < 35.4 n = 186 |
Crs > 35.4 n = 186 |
P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breathing without assistance at day-28, n (%) | 66 (36) | 81 (44) | 0.17 |
| Day-28 VFD, median (IQR) | 0 (0–11) | 0 (0–12.5) | 0.20 |
| Day-14 Ventilatory mode | |||
| Death | 50 (27) | 38 (20) | 0.48 |
| Controlled or VV-ECMO | 60 (33) | 65 (35) | |
| Pressure support | 38 (21) | 42 (23) | |
| Extubated | 35 (19) | 41 (22) | |
| Alive at day-14, n (%) | 135 (73) | 148 (80) | 0.14 |
| Alive at day-28, n (%) | 110 (60) | 131 (71) | 0.03 |
| Pulmonary embolism, n (%) | 18 (10) | 33 (18) | 0.03 |
| VV-ECMO, n (%) | 31 (17) | 15 (8) | 0.02 |
IQR interquartile range, VV-ECMO veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, VFD ventilator free days, Crs static compliance of the respiratory system
aP value was calculated by Fisher exact test, t test or Mann–Whitney test as appropriate