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. 2021 May 25;25:177. doi: 10.1186/s13054-021-03588-4

Table 2.

Patient characteristics during ICU stay according to disease groups and 28-day mortality

SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia Influenza pneumonia No viral infection
Alive (n = 402) Dead (n = 166) Alive (n = 350) Dead (n = 132) Alive (n = 344) Dead (n = 182)
Antiviral treatment 226/401 (56.4) 96/165 (58.2) 319/349 (91.4) 118/132 (89.4) 19/343 (5.5) 5/180 (2.8)
 Oseltamivir 30/399 (7.5) 14/164 (8.5) 314/344 (91.3) 116/131 (88.5) 18/342 (5.3) 4/179 (2.2)
 Remdesivir 21/399 (5.3) 6/164 (3.7) 0/344 (0.0) 0/131 (0.0) 0/342 (0.0) 0/179 (0.0)
 Lopinavir-Ritonavir 96/399 (24.1) 51/164 (31.1) 0/344 (0.0) 0/131 (0.0) 0/342 (0.0) 0/179 (0.0)
 Lopinavir-Ritonavir + interferon 12/399 (3.0) 9/164 (5.5) 0/344 (0.0) 0/131 (0.0) 0/342 (0.0) 0/179 (0.0)
 Hydroxychloroquine 134/399 (33.6) 39/164 (23.8) 0/344 (0.0) 1/131 (0.8) 0/342 (0.0) 0/179 (0.0)
Corticosteroids 131/380 (34.5) 71/162 (43.8) 124/345 (35.9) 58/130 (44.6) 97/343 (28.3) 64/182 (35.2)
 Hydrocortisone 27/377 (7.2) 32/160 (20.0) 64/343 (18.7) 43/130 (33.1) 39/340 (11.5) 41/180 (22.8)
 Dexamethasone 32/377 (8.5) 16/160 (10.0) 1/343 (0.3) 0/130 (0.0) 6/340 (1.8) 4/180 (2.2)
 Methylprednisolone 70/377 (18.6) 21/160 (13.1) 58/343 (16.9) 15/130 (11.5) 51/340 (15.0) 17/180 (9.4)
 Highest daily dose, mga 100 (67–133) 71 (50–133) 75 (50–100) 50 (50–100) 63 (50–100) 50 (50–75)
 Duration, daysb 6 (4–9) 6 (4–8) 5 (3–9) 6 (3–9) 4 (2–7) 4 (3–8)
Antibiotic treatment 363/378 (96.0) 143/153 (93.5) 309/330 (93.6) 125/128 (97.7) 268/323 (83.0) 147/173 (85.0)
 Duration, days 7 (5–9) 7 (4–10) 7 (5–11) 7 (4–9) 7 (4–9) 6 (4–9)
Prone positioning 263/401 (65.6) 120/166 (72.3) 96/349 (27.5) 55/132 (41.7) 33/340 (9.7) 30/182 (16.5)
ECMO 39/402 (9.7) 22/165 (13.3) 38/349 (10.9) 22/131 (16.8) 2/341 (0.6) 3/182 (1.6)

Vales are no./No. (%) or median (interquartile range)

ECMO, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; MV, Mechanical Ventilation

a11 missing values (SARS-CoV-2, n = 4; influenza, n = 4; controls, n = 3); b16missing values (SARS-CoV-2, n = 7; influenza, n = 3; controls, n = 6)