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Outcomes by patient group |
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| Outcome |
All patients |
ICU admissions |
Non-ICU admissions |
Pa |
ALI |
ARDS |
Pb |
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| ICU mortality |
25/108 (23.1) |
25/108 (23.1) |
N/A |
2/9 (22.2) |
12/29 (41.4) |
0.438 |
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| ICU length of stay |
8 (4–19.5) (n = 104) |
8 (4–19.5) (n = 104) |
N/A |
7.5 (5.3–22.5) |
15 (7.5–36.5) |
0.161 |
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| Duration of ventilation |
7.5 (4–23) (n = 60) |
7.5 (4–23) (n = 60) |
N/A |
6 (3–10) |
17 (12–36.8) |
0.035 |
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| Hospital mortality |
99/815 (12.1) |
29/108 (26.9) |
70/707 (9.9) |
<0.001 |
5/20 (25.0) |
15/33 (45.5) |
0.158 |
| Hospital length of stay |
10.0 (7–17) |
21 (12–37.5) |
9 (6–15) |
<0.001 |
17 (10.0–42.0) |
29 (13.3–63.8) |
0.124 |
| Cause of death |
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| Multiple organ failure |
25 (25.3) |
8 (27.6) |
17 (24.3) |
0.579 |
1 (20) |
4 (26.7) |
0.707 |
| Refractory hypotension |
1 (1.0) |
0 |
1 (1.4) |
0 |
0 |
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| Refractory hypoxemia |
4 (4.0) |
1 (3.4) |
3 (4.3) |
0 |
1 (6.7) |
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| Arrhythmia |
2 (2.0) |
1 (3.4) |
1 (1.4) |
0 |
0 |
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| Withholding-withdrawal |
58 (58.6) |
14 (48.3) |
44 (62.9) |
4 (80) |
7 (46.7) |
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| Brain death |
2 (2.0) |
1 (3.4) |
1 (1.4) |
0 |
1 (6.7) |
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| Other |
7 (7.1) |
4 (13.8) |
3 (4.3) |
0 |
2 (13.3) |
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ICU, intensive care unit; ALI, acute lung injury (PaO2/FiO2 200 to 300 mmHg); ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; PaO2, partial pressure of arterial oxygen; FiO2, fractional concentration of inspired oxygen. aComparing ICU admissions with non-ICU admissions; bcomparing ALI with ARDS. | |||||||
Ferguson et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R96 doi:10.1186/cc6113 |
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