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Table 1 Clinical profile of enrolled mechanically ventilated patients

From: Erythropoietin response in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients: a prospective observational study

Parameter

Value

n

20

Age (years; mean [range])

70 (49–88)

Male/female

5/15

PaO2/FiO2 ratio (mean [range])

220 (118–385)

APACHE II score (mean [range])

19.8 (8–36)

Ventilator days (mean [range])

12.3 (3–56)

Diagnosis (n)

 

Pneumonia

8

COPD

5

Pulmonary embolus

1

CHF/cardiac ischemia

4

Acute renal failure

2

  1. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FiO2, fractional inspired oxygen; PaO2, arterial oxygen tension.