Table 3.
Details of ICU stay.
| Date of admission | PaFi 1 | Date intubated | PaFi 2 | Prone positioning | PaFi 3 | Date extubated | PaFi 4 | Date discharge from ICU (discharge from hospital)/deatha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient 1 | 14/04/20 | 60 | 28/03/20 | 169 | 0 | 274 | 07/04/20 | 459 | 22/04/20 (29/04/20) |
| Patient 2 | 23/03/20 | 86 | 23/03/20 | 97 | 4 | 368 | 01/04/20 | 442 | 08/04/20 (20/04/20) |
| Patient 5 | 23/03/20 | 132 | 23/03/20 | 328 | 9 | NA | NA | 66b | 14/05/20a |
| Patient 6 | 14/03/20 | 79 | 15/03/20 | 260 | 1 | NA | NA | 56b | 18/05/20a |
NA: not applicable; PaFi: PaO2/FiO2 (1: pre-tracheal intubation; 2: immediate post-tracheal intubation; 3: pre-tracheal extubation; 4: immediate post-tracheal extubation or pre-death); prone positioning: number of times the patient was pronated for ventilation (pronation usually lasted 12–16 h and was indicated when oxygenation did not improve with the usual ventilation manoeuvres, e.g., PaO2/FiO2 < 150–200).
b
In case of death, worse PaFi.