Table 2. Oxygen provision.
Study cohort (n = 126) | Subgroups | ||
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Patients aged <70 (n = 62) | Patients with a no-ICU-decision (n = 60) | ||
Age, median (IQR) | 70 (57–82) | 57 (48–61) | 83 (75–88) |
Days on oxygen treatment, median (IQR) | 2.3 (0.68–4.2) | 1.8 (0.68–3.9) | 2.5 (0.77–4.8) |
Oxygen flow to patients during oxygen therapy (l/min) | |||
•Mean (SD) | 3.0 (2.9) | 2.6 (2.3) | 4.0 (3.7) |
•Median (IQR) | 2.0 (1.3–3.5) | 1.9 (1.3–2.9) | 2.9 (1.6–5.6) |
Oxygen flow to patients during time in the ward (l/min) | |||
•Mean (SD) | 2.2 (2.9) | 1.8 (2.3) | 3.1 (3.7) |
•Median (IQR) | 1.2 (0.32–2.6) | 1.1 (0.43–2.0) | 1.6 (0.28–4.6) |
Total volume of oxygen provided per patient admission (l) | |||
•Mean (SD) | 16,000 (23,000) | 12,000 (16,000) | 22,000 (26,000) |
•Median (IQR) | 7,400 (1,200–21,000) | 4,8000 (1,800–17,000) | 12,000 (2,000–32,000) |