Table 1.
General characteristics.
| N = 63 | |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Age (years) | 59.6 (50.5–65.8) |
| Sex (male) | 51 (81%) |
| Comorbidities | 46 (73%) |
| Pulmonary | 5 (7.9%) |
| Cardiovascular | 44 (69.8%) |
| Diabetes | 11 (17.5%) |
| Others | 8 (12.7%) |
| Body Mass Index | |
| Normal weight (≤24.9) | 13 (20.6%) |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 31 (49.2%) |
| Obesity (≥30.0) | 19 (30.2%) |
| Clinical characteristics | |
| SOFA score | 7.0 (4.0–8.0) |
| Braden scale | 9.0 (8.0–10.0) |
| PaO2/FiO2 ratio before PP | 78.0 (70.0–94.5) |
| Length of IMV (days) | 19.9 (11.0–39.5) |
| V-V ECMO | 6 (9.5%) |
| Length of ICU stay (days) | 19.0 (11.0–45.5) |
| Discharged alive from ICU | 34 (54.0%) |
Data are presented as counts (%) or median (IQR).
Abbreviations: ICU, Intensive Care Unit.
IMV, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation.
PP, Prone Positioning.
SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score.
V-V ECMO, Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.