Table 1 Patient demographics, major diagnoses, and primary causes for mechanical ventilation (n = 110)
From: Automatic detection of patient-ventilator asynchrony by spectral analysis of airway flow
Age (years) | 60 (51 to 72) |
|---|---|
Male gender | 66.4% |
Days in Hospital | 4.0 (2.0 to 9.8) |
Days in ICU | 3.0 (1.0 to 7.0) |
Days on Mechanical Ventilation | 2.0 (1.0 to 5.8) |
Enrollment SAPS II | 57 (52 to 68) |
Enrollment SOFA | 6 (5 to 9) |
Major diagnoses: | Â |
   Cardiogenic shock | 11.8% |
   COPD | 7.3% |
   Post operative | 43.6% |
   Sepsis | 34.5% |
Conditions resulting in mechanical ventilation: | |
   Acute lung injury | 37.3% |
   Airway protection | 12.7% |
   Pneumonia | 12.7% |
   Post-op complication | 10.9% |
   Pulmonary edema | 14.5% |
   Respiratory failure* | 10.0% |