Table 4 Characteristics of 32 patients according to ventilator support required
From: Intensive care adult patients with severe respiratory failure caused by Influenza A (H1N1)v in Spain
Variable | Non-ventilated (n = 8) | Non-invasive ventilation | Initially intubated (n = 16) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Successful (n = 2) | Failure (n = 6) | |||
APACHE II score | ||||
Mean (SD) | 9.5 (4.9) 4 to 16 | 9.5 (0.7) 9 to 10 | 15.3 (5.6) 10 to 24 | 15.2 (7.6) 8 to 38 |
IQR 25th to 75th | ||||
SOFA score | ||||
Mean (SD) | 4.7 (1.7) | 2.5 (0.7)* | 8.1 (2.3)** | 7.8 (3.5) |
IQR 25th to 75th | 3 to 7 | 2 to 3 | 5 to 11 | 4 to 16 |
Age, years | ||||
Mean (SD) | 39.2 (14.7) | 42.5 (13.4) | 44.0 (15.1) | 38.7 (14.0) |
IQR 25th to 75th | 17 to 58 | 33 to 52 | 10 to 57 | 16 to 70 |
Opacity lung quadrants | ||||
Mean (SD) | 2.9 (1.2) | 2.5 (2.1) | 2.8 (0.9) | 3.3 (1.1) |
LDH, U/L | ||||
Mean (SD) | 751 (361) | 1140 (374) | 918 (408) | 2170 (3400) |
IQR 25th to 75th | 195 to 1166 | 880 to 1400 | 354 to 1450 | 440 to 12200 |
CK, U/L | ||||
Mean (SD) | 2480 (4500) | 2800 (3200) | 4850 (4200) | 2300 (3800) |
IQR 25th to 75th | 66 to 9300 | 500 to 5100 | 122 to 9400 | 207 to 10800 |
28-day mortality, n (%)*** | 0 | 0 | 2 (33) | 4 (25) |