Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study patients (n = 200).
n(%) | |
|---|---|
Admission diagnosis | |
Postoperative cancer surgery | 52 (26.0) |
Trauma (excluding TBI) | 29 (14.5) |
Cardiovascular/cardiogenic shock | 29 (14.5) |
Infection/sepsis | 27 (13.5) |
Acute respiratory failure | 10 (5.0) |
Chronic respiratory failure | 2 (1.0) |
Transplantation | 20 (10.0) |
CPR (reanimation) | 1 (0.5) |
Gastrointestinal | 11 (5.5) |
Liver failure | 5 (2.5) |
Intoxication | 1 (0.5) |
Shock/hemorrhage | 4 (2.0) |
Neurological/stroke | 5 (2.5) |
Others | 4 (2.0) |
Sex | |
Male | 131 (65.5) |
Female | 69 (34.5) |
Ventilator mode | |
Spontaneous PSV | 74 (37) |
Controlled PCV | 126 (63) |
Mean (SD) | |
Age (years) | 60.0 (15.9) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.3 (5.9) |
SAPS II | 39.0 (11.8) |
Average backrest elevation (°) | 25.6 (6.3) |
Peak pressure (cm H2O) | 20.0 (4.6) |
Fluid balance last 24 h (mL) | 620 (1102) |
Albumin (g/L) | 22.5 (6.2) |
Hb (g/dl) | 9.5 (1.9) |
Median (IQR) | |
Ventilator hours (h) | 24 (55) |
Tidal volume Vt (mL) | 495 (141) |
PEEP (cm H2O) | 6 (4) |
Norepinephrine (μg/kg/min) | 0.07 (0.12) |
Propofol (mg/kg/min) | 0.02 (0.03) |
Sufentanil (μg/kg/min) | 0.01 (0.01) |
CRP (mg/L) | 92.9 (145.8) |