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. 2021 May 21;40(4):100888. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2021.100888

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.