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. 2022 Jan 20;17(1):e0249984. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249984

Table 2. Oxygen provision.

Study cohort (n = 126) Subgroups
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)