Table 5 Bivariate analysis: predictors of intensive care unit mortality
Survivors | Non-survivors | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 52 | n = 21 | ||
HIV-positive status, number (percentage) | 38 (73) | 8 (38) | 0.01 |
Age in years, median (range) | 39 (18 to 80) | 52 (25 to 82) | 0.01 |
Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, median (range) | 28 (6 to 56) | 56 (22 to 112) | <0.01 |
Occurrence of pneumothorax, number (percentage) | 5 (10) | 7 (33) | <0.01 |
Occurrence of renal failure, number (percentage) | 5 (10) | 4 (19) | 0.27 |
Hemodynamic failure at admission, number (percentage) | 17 (33) | 11 (52) | 0.12 |
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation failure, number (percentage) | 4 (8) | 8 (38) | <0.01 |
Time between diagnosis of PCP and appropriate therapy in days, median (range) | 0 (-2 to 3) | 0 (-1 to 4) | 0.50 |
PaO2/FiO2 ratio, mm Hg, median (range) | 179 (38 to 322) | 154 (59 to 377) | 0.20 |