Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Demographic characteristics | N = 48 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 35 (71.4%) |
| Female | 14 (28.6%) |
| Age (years) | 58 (47–67) |
| Reason for admission | |
| ARDS COVID-19 | 34 (69.4%) |
| Septic shock | 6 (12.2%) |
| ARDS other etiology | 5 (10.2%) |
| Lung transplantation | 4 (8.2%) |
| Clinical characteristics | |
| ICU length of stay (days) | 20 (14–37) |
| Invasive mechanical ventilation (days) | 18 (10–32) |
| Sedation (days) | 16 (9–31) |
| Prone positioning | 24 (50%) |
| Tracheotomy | 10 (20.8%) |
| ECMO | 8 (16.7%) |
| CRRT | 4 (8.3%) |
| Discharged alive from ICU | 37 (77.1%) |
Data are presented as counts (%) or median (IQR).
Abbreviations: ARDS, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease 2019. ICU, Intensive Care Unit. ECMO, Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation. CRRT, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.