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Table 1 Assessment of patient characteristics on admission and on the day of open lung biopsy

From: Usefulness of open lung biopsy in mechanically ventilated patients with undiagnosed diffuse pulmonary infiltrates: influence of comorbidities and organ dysfunction

Characteristic

On admission to ICU

On day of OLB

Age, years

58.5 (20–77)

 

Sex

  

   Male

25 (69)

 

   Female

11 (31)

 

Smoking, pack-years

20 (0–80)

 

CCS

2.6 (0–7)

 

APACHE II score

17 (7–27)

 

SAPS II score

35 (22–65)

 

SOFA score

5 (2–12)

5 (1–12)

No. of organ dysfunctions

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

PaO2/FiO2 ratio

119.5 (53–267)

158.6 (52–320)

PEEP, cmH2O

10 (5–18)

10 (5–18)

Compliance, ml/cmH2O

14.9 (5.1–36.3)

14.0 (5.2–39.3)

  1. Data are presented as mean (range) or n (%). CCS, Charlson age–comorbidity score; APACHE II, Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ICU, intensive care unit; OLB, open lung biopsy; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.