Table 4.
Outcomes. P/F ratio = PaO2/FiO2; ARDS = Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome;
| Feature | Group A (n=115) |
Group AB (n=76) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality | 17% | 26% | .150 |
| Ventilator days | 2.8 (7.0) | 3.8 (6.0) | .310 |
| ICU LOS | 3.8 (7.7) | 7.2 (8.8) | .007 |
| Hospital days | 8.2 (9.7) | 9.5 (9.1) | .350 |
| Highest PEEP | 10 (4.6) | 8 (3.1) | .002 |
| Lowest P/F ratio | 226 (145) | 206 (97) | .326 |
| ARDS | 2% | 8% | .060 |
| Sepsis | 0% | 5% | .024 |
| Pneumonia | 7% | 14% | .137 |
| Acute Renal Failure | 1% | 11% | .003 |
| Deep Venous Thrombosis | 5% | 16% | .021 |
| Pulmonary Embolus | 0% | 5% | .013 |