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. 2021 Nov 27;36(5):1354–1363. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.11.032

Table 1.

Characteristics of the 56 Invasively Ventilated ICU Patients With COVID-19 ARDS Who Were Discharged Home and Replied to the 1-Year Follow-Up Questionnaire

Baseline Characteristics Value N: 56 No. of Missing Values
Age (y), mean ± SD 56 ± 11.9 -
Male sex, no. (%) 50 (89) -
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD 23.6 ± 10.4 10
PaO2/FIO2 at ICU admission, mean ± SD (mmHg) 120 ± 50.8 2
ARDS severity at evaluation (according to Berlin criteria) 2
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    Mild, no. (%)

 5 (9.3)
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    Moderate, no. (%)

 26 (48)
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    Severe, no. (%)

 23 (43)
Comorbidities 6
  • -

    0, no. (%)

 27 (48)
  • -

    1, no. (%)

 23 (41)
  • -

    2, no. (%)

 3 (5.4)
  • -

    > 3, no. (%)

 3 (5.4)
Schooling 22
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    Primary school, no. (%)

 3 (8.8)
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    Middle school, no. (%)

 11 (32)
  • -

    High school, no. (%)

 12 (35)
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    Bachelor's degree, no. (%)

 3 (8.8)
  • -

    Master's degree, no. (%)

 4 (12)
  • -

    None, no. (%)

 1 (2.9)
Working status 1
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    Working, no. (%)

 31 (56)
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    Unemployed or retired, no. (%)

 24 (44)
Smoking status
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    Never, no. (%)

 36 (64)
  • -

    Current smoker, no. (%)

 3 (5.4)
  • -

    Former smoker >1 month, no. (%)

 17 (30)
During ICU stay
CRRT, no. (%) 9 (16) -
Tracheostomy, no. (%) 15 (27) -
Prone positioning, no. (%) 40 (72) 3
Inotropic support/vasopressors, no. (%) 46 (87) 3
ECMO, no. (%) 3 (5.4) -
Neuromuscular blocking agents, no. (%) 47 (89) 3
Days in hospital before ICU admission, median (IQR) 3 (0-5) 2
Length of mechanical ventilation, median (IQR) 11.5 (7-19) 2
Length of ICU stay, median (IQR) 13 (9-21) 2
Length of overall hospital stay, median (IQR) 30 (23-44) 7
Days from ICU discharge to follow-up, median (IQR) 349 (343-356) 2

Abbreviations: ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; BMI, body mass index; CRRT, continuous renal-replacement therapy; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; PaO2/FIO2, arterial partial pressure of oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio; SD, standard deviation.