Table 2.
Characteristics of 63 patiens with moderate or severe ARDS by COVID-19 where DEX, HFNO and long awake PP sessions were used.
| Patient No. Sex/Age/y |
Apache II score |
PaO2/ FiO2 ICU |
No. PP sessions |
Duration of PP sessions, h |
Total hours PP | Duration of HFNC, h |
Duration of DEX, h |
Need of MV, d |
ICU length stay, d |
ICU outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/F/53 | 16 | 130 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 14 | Yes (12) | 17 | Discharge |
| 2/F/53 | 9 | 73 | 3 | 13/15/11 | 39 | 60 | 45 | Yes (8) | 13 | Discharge |
| 3/M/70 | 19 | 108 | 4 | 8/9/3/4 | 24 | 96 | 30 | No | 10 | Discharge |
| 4/M/49 | 11 | 125 | 2 | 15/9 | 24 | 78 | 30 | No | 6 | Discharge |
| 5/F/68 | 14 | 91 | 2 | 5/13 | 18 | 68 | 20 | No | 5 | Discharge |
| 6/F/73 | 21 | 101 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 14 | Yes (6) | 10 | Discharge |
| 7/M/77 | 16 | 108 | 2 | 12/12 | 24 | 72 | 26 | No | 6 | Discharge |
| 8/F/59 | 10 | 83 | 2 | 9/4 | 13 | 48 | 15 | No | 4 | Discharge |
| 9/M/84 | 17 | 116 | 5 | 10/12/14/12/6 | 54 | 66 | 60 | No | 4 | Exitus |
| 10/M/66 | 12 | 144 | 10 | 5/5/9/5/10/10/10/3/11/3 | 71 | 180 | 80 | No | 11 | Discharge |
| 11/M/84 | 17 | 83 | 4 | 2/6/4/6 | 18 | 240 | 96 | No | 25 | Discharge |
| 12/F/73 | 19 | 64 | 13 | 5/10/8/10/3/10/10/10/10/8/10/8/8 | 110 | 600 | 180 | No | 30 | Discharge |
| 13/M/87 | 15 | 74 | 8 | 6/4/3/8/8/4/3/6 | 42 | 150 | 72 | No | 15 | Discharge |
| 14/M/77 | 10 | 123 | 18 | 2/9/8/10/3/7/3/12/9/9/3/8/8/9/9/12/9/4 | 134 | 489 | 229 | No | 27 | Discharge |
| 15/F/66 | 9 | 101 | 2 | 3/8 | 11 | 108 | 82 | No | 6 | Discharge |
| 16/M/73 | 13 | 116 | 14 | 6/2/2/10/7/9/11/10/7/10/10/10/5/10 | 109 | 198 | 94 | No | 10 | Discharge |
| 17/M/73 | 14 | 56 | 8 | 3/3/2/10/2/6/6/3 | 36 | 99 | 36 | Yes (15) | 21 | Exitus |
| 18/M/54 | 17 | 95 | 2 | 10/14 | 24 | 30 | 30 | Yes (11) | 19 | Exitus |
| 19/M/46 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 2/5/13/12/3/11/13/11/11 | 81 | 176 | 90 | No | 10 | Discharge |
| 20/M/53 | 10 | 95 | 3 | 8/10/10 | 28 | 80 | 42 | No | 6 | Discharge |
| 21/M/50 | 10 | 116 | 2 | 7/8 | 15 | 108 | 161 | Yes (9) | 17 | Discharge |
| 22/M/82 | 17 | 55 | 3 | 15/8/6 | 29 | 70 | 45 | Yes (13) | 23 | Discharge |
| 23/M/76 | 13 | 100 | 15 | 12/13/8/3/9/11/12/3/10/11/11/3/11/11/11 | 139 | 288 | 160 | No | 16 | Discharge |
| 24/M/69 | 13 | 132 | 3 | 3/11/10 | 24 | 30 | 30 | No | 3 | Discharge |
| 25/M/72 | 26 | 60 | 2 | 9/6 | 15 | 18 | 18 | Yes (17) | 18 | Exitus |
| 26/M/59 | 21 | 96 | 8 | 8/12/9/12/11/10/9/8 | 79 | 130 | 140 | No | 8 | Discharge |
| 27/M/71 | 14 | 95 | 6 | 10/3/12/12/4/8 | 49 | 104 | 140 | No | 7 | Discharge |
| 28/M/37 | 6 | 106 | 8 | 3/10/3/8/4/9/10/12 | 59 | 100 | 70 | No | 7 | Discharge |
| 29/M/59 | 10 | 67 | 5 | 3/6/3/3/11 | 26 | 86 | 42 | No | 6 | Discharge |
| 30/M/72 | 11 | 100 | 6 | 10/2/12/3/13/10 | 50 | 65 | 50 | No | 6 | Discharge |
| 31/M/61 | 10 | 113 | 3 | 8/11/11 | 30 | 72 | 20 | No | 4 | Discharge |
| 32/M/81 | 16 | 125 | 14 | 3/3/11/8/9/12/8/10/11/9/9/8/3/7 | 111 | 433 | 181 | Yes (1) | 19 | Exitus |
| 33/M/67 | 14 | 93 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 104 | No | 11 | Discharge |
| 34/M/70 | 12 | 68 | 6 | 11/4/11/11/10/11 | 58 | 86 | 62 | No | 7 | Discharge |
| 35/M/72 | 15 | 67 | 14 | 3/11/5/10/11/5/10/10/13/10/10/12/11/12 | 133 | 70 | 160 | No | 11 | Discharge |
| 36/F/76 | 17 | 106 | 5 | 3/12/9/9/10 | 43 | 80 | 58 | No | 5 | Discharge |
| 37/M/68 | 11 | 90 | 5 | 10/4/10/4/8 | 36 | 74 | 46 | No | 13 | Discharge |
| 38/M/84 | 14 | 71 | 3 | 7/10/9 | 26 | 96 | 118 | No | 7 | Discharge |
| 39/F/67 | 20 | 90 | 2 | 6/11 | 17 | 24 | 14 | No | 2 | Discharge |
| 40/M/63 | 16 | 90 | 4 | 7/7/6/5 | 25 | 96 | 25 | No | 6 | Discharge |
| 41/M/82 | 16 | 92 | 2 | 16/8 | 24 | 56 | 35 | No | 4 | Discharge |
| 42/M/54 | 12 | 66 | 9 | 12/12/5/11/3/12/4/10/11 | 80 | 100 | 90 | No | 5 | Discharge |
| 43/M/73 | 12 | 72 | 8 | 2/3/11/8/10/10/9/9 | 62 | 110 | 50 | No | 7 | Discharge |
| 44/M/69 | 18 | 68 | 9 | 2/14/11/9/10/10/10/10/11 | 87 | 104 | 94 | No | 9 | Discharge |
| 45/F/62 | 17 | 83 | 4 | 12/7/9/3 | 31 | 50 | 50 | Yes (13) | 24 | Exitus |
| 46/F/68 | 26 | 100 | 4 | 9/3/9/8 | 29 | 240 | 70 | Yes (S) | Still | ICU |
| 47/M/53 | 12 | 70 | 11 | 11/10/10/10 | 41 | 66 | 40 | No | 5 | Discharge |
| 48/M/48 | 13 | 64 | 2 | 9/18 | 27 | 33 | 24 | Yes (9) | 12 | Discharge |
| 49/M/66 | 15 | 147 | 3 | 14/9/10 | 33 | 110 | 40 | No | 8 | Discharge |
| 50/M/73 | 12 | 62 | 13 | 9/9/10/2/7/3/12/9/12/6/5/10/13 | 107 | 180 | 120 | Yes (16) | 25 | Exitus |
| 51/F/78 | 13 | 62 | 6 | 18/11/11/10/11/12 | 73 | 126 | 90 | No | 6 | Discharge |
| 52/F/65 | 11 | 120 | 4 | 3/13/10/3 | 29 | 40 | 65 | No | 4 | Discharge |
| 53/M/78 | 14 | 90 | 7 | 10/10/14/4/8/2/4 | 52 | 120 | 70 | Yes (S) | Still | ICU |
| 54/M/61 | 10 | 105 | 4 | 4/12/12/12 | 40 | 115 | 60 | No | 7 | Discharge |
| 55/F/75 | 23 | 100 | 4 | 6/9/8/3 | 26 | 72 | 48 | Yes (8) | 11 | Exitus |
| 56/F/45 | 6 | 132 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 18 | No | 9 | Discharge |
| 57/M/63 | 19 | 92 | 7 | 19/7/11/12/10/6/12 | 76 | 118 | 96 | No | 10 | Discharge |
| 58/M/45 | 8 | 80 | 11 | 4/14/8/3/11/3/10/3/10/10/8 | 84 | 336 | 240 | Yes (S) | Still | ICU |
| 59/M/64 | 10 | 104 | 8 | 7/9/8/7/7/7/10/10 | 65 | 192 | 70 | Yes (S) | Still | ICU |
| 60/M/50 | 17 | 114 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | Yes (S) | Still | ICU |
| 61/F/82 | 15 | 118 | 6 | 10/5/10/10/3/8 | 46 | 164 | 96 | Yes (S) | Still | ICU |
| 62/M/71 | 15 | 65 | 12 | 4/8/9/12/11/3/5/10/4/11/10/10 | 97 | 260 | 192 | No | 18 | Discharge |
| 63/M/73 | 14 | 116 | 9 | 3/4/9/3/9/15/10/10/10 | 73 | 360 | 120 | No | 23 | Discharge |
Abbreviations: F: female; M: male; h: hours; d: days; APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health disease Classification System II; FiO2: inspired oxygen fraction; PP: prone positioning; HFNO: high-flow nasal oxygen; DEX: dexmedetomidine; MV: mechanical ventilation; ICU: intensive care unit; (S): Still admitted in ICU.