Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics and outcomes.
| Characteristics | Patients (n = 61) |
|---|---|
| Age, year, mean (SD) | 58 (12) |
| Sex, male, % | 39 (64) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 31.3 (7) |
| Chronic medical illness, n (%) | |
| Hypertension | 35 (58.3) |
| Diabetes | 26 (43.3) |
| Immunocompromised | 4 (6.7) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 2 (3.3) |
| Pregnancy, n (%) | 2 (3.3) |
| SOFA score on admission, mean (SD) | 3.43 (1.82) |
| SAPS II score, mean (SD) | 34.4 (10.5) |
| Clinical frailty scale, mean (SD) | 2.8 (1.4) |
| Admission location n (%) | |
| Civilian ICU | 35 (57) |
| Emergency department | 14 (23) |
| Ward (medical or surgical) | 12 (20) |
| Ventilation strategy, n (%) | |
| Invasive mechanical ventilation | 50 (82) |
| Non-invasive (NIV or HFOT) | 11 (18) |
| Continuous neuromuscular blocking agents perfusion | 43 (70.5) |
| Prone positioning | 25 (40.9) |
| Nitric oxide inhalation | 3 (4.9) |
| Length of stay in ICU, day, mean (SD) | 8 (7.8) |
| Outcome at MMR ICU discharge, n (%) | |
| Evacuation to Reunion Island | 33 (54.1) |
| Transfer to civilian ICU | 4 (6.5) |
| For ECMO therapy | 2 (3.3) |
| Death | 7 (11.5) |
| Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment | 3 (4.9) |
| Ward | 17 (27.9) |
SOFA: Sequential organ failure assessment; SAPS II: simplified acute physiology score; NIV: Non-invasive ventilation; OHFT: High-flow oxygen therapy; ECMO: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.