Table
From: ICU characteristics of patients with chronic respiratory failure during acute exacerbations
Characteristics | Group 1 | Group 2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 67.1 ± 6.4 | 60.5 ± 18.5 | * |
APACHE II | 20.5 ± 3.7 | 17.7 ± 3.6 | * |
Albumin, g | 3.1 ± 0.5 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | |
Phosphorus, g | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 1.8 | * |
VAP-Acinetobacter, % | 11 | 44 | * |
VAP-Pseudomonas, % | 35 | 17 | |
Sepsis, % | 15 | 17 | |
Hospital mortality, % | 29 | 40 | |
Duration of MV, days | 13.6 ± 11.2 | 19.8 ± 12.5 | * |
Length of hospital stay, days | 41.3 ± 45.5 | 36.2 ± 22.1 | |
Length of ICU stay, days | 18.1 ± 14.6 | 23.9 ± 15.3 | |
Tracheostomy, % | 7 | 33 | * |