Table 2.
Characteristics of the patients and their admission to the ICU-anaesthesiology department.
| Patient characteristics (n = 29) | |
|---|---|
| Age | 63 SD 10 |
| body mass index | 28 SD 5 |
| Gender | Male 16 (55.2%) |
| Studies | |
| Basics | 15 (52%) |
| Bachelor | 4 (14%) |
| University students | 10 (35%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| HTN | 12 (41%) |
| DM | 4 (14%) |
| DLP | 10 (35%) |
| Hypothyroidism | 4 (14%) |
| Other | 14 (48.3) |
| No known previous pathology | 7 (24%) |
| Characteristics of admission to the ICU-anaesthesiology dpt. | |
| ICU days | 24 (IQR 12−36) |
| SOFA ICU admission | 3 (IQR 3−5) |
| Total ventilation days | 18 (IQR 7−31) |
| NIMV | 0 |
| HFO | 62% (18) |
| Non-rebreather mask | 21% (6) |
| Tracheostomy | 52% (15) 8 (IQR 0−23) |
| Proning | 93% (27) 3 (IQR 3−4) |
| RRT | 10% (3) |
| Corticosteroids | 83% (24) |
| Hyperglycaemia | 14% (4) |
| Vasoactive drugs | 66% (19) |
| Neuromuscular relaxation | 38% (11) |
| Dysfunction of 2 or more organs | 45% (13) |
| Remdesivir | 3.4% (1) |
| Anakinra | 6.9% (2) |
| Hyperimmune plasma | 0 |
| Tocilizumab | 69% (20) |
Normal quantitative variables are expressed as mean and standard deviation (SD) and non-quantitative variables as median and interquartile range (IQR).
DM: diabetes mellitus; DLP: dyslipidaemia; HTN: hypertension, HFO: high-flow oxygen; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; RRT: renal replacement therapy; ICU: critical care unit; IMV: days of invasive mechanical ventilation; VMK: oxygen through mask; NIMV: non-invasive mechanical ventilation.