Characteristics | All BAL(N= 82) | Pneumonia(n= 24, 29%) | No pneumonia(n= 58, 71%) |
---|---|---|---|
Days since hospital admission | 8 (4 to 16) | 5.5 (2.5 to 10.5) | 9 (6 to 17) |
Comorbidities, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
Hypertension | 21 (26) | 6 (25) | 15 (26) |
Ischemic vascular disease | 14 (17) | 5 (21) | 9 (16) |
Diabetes | 9 (11) | 2 (8) | 7 (12) |
COPD | 12 (15) | 4 (17) | 8 (14) |
Malignancy | 16 (20) | 6 (25) | 10 (17) |
Chronic kidney disease | 6 (7) | 2 (8) | 4 (7) |
Other | 10 (12) | 3 (12) | 7 (12) |
Days since intubation | 2 (1 to 7) | 2 (0.5 to 6.5) | 2.5 (1 to 7) |
FiO2, % | 50 (40 to 70) | 57.5 (40 to 62.5) | 50 (40 to 70) |
PaO2/FiO2 ratio, mmHg | 188.6 (138.0 to 232.0) | 198.4 (144.3 to 249.9) | 178.2 (136.7 to 220) |
PEEP, cmH2O | 10 (8 to 12) | 10 (8 to 12) | 10 (8 to 12) |
Vt, ml/kg | 6.6 ± 2.2 | 7.4 ± 1.9 | 6.3 ± 2.2 |
Body temperature, °C | 37.9 (36.9 to 38.5) | 37.6 (36.7 to 38.4) | 38.0 (37.0 to 38.50) |
White blood cells, 103/mm3 | 11.5 (8.7 to 15.9) | 13.4 (7.7 to 17.3) | 11.3 (8.9 to 14.9) |
Heart rate, beats/min | 90.6 ± 18.2 | 96.6 ± 15.6 | 88.1 ± 18.8 |
SOFA score | 6 (4 to 8) | 7 (4.5 to 10) | 6 (4 to 8) |
Organ failures, n | 2 (1 to 2) | 2 (1 to 3) | 2 (1 to 2) |
Septic shock, n (%) | 28 (34) | 9 (38) | 19 (33) |
Immunosuppression, n (%) | 20 (24) | 8 (33) | 12 (21) |
Receiving antibiotics, n (%) | 73 (89) | 21 (88) | 52 (90) |
CPIS | 3 (2 to 5) | 4 (2.5 to 5) | 3 (2 to 5) |
Plasma PCT, ng/ml | 1.0 (0.3 to 6.1) | 2.1 (0.4 to 8.2) | 0.9 (0.3 to 4.0) |
Plasma CRP, mg/dl | 13.9 (7.5 to 22.7) | 9.5 (6.0 to 21.7) | 14.4 (7.7 to 23.6) |
Plasma sTREM-1, pg/ml | 346.0 (216.0 to 685.0) | 345.0 (230.5 to 779.5) | 352.0 (216.0 to 620.0) |
Plasma PTX3, ng/ml | 56.2 (31.4 to 127.4) | 62.7 (31.0 to 174.1) | 54.3 (31.4 to 110.5) |
BAL fluid sTREM-1, pg/ml | 0 (0 to 281) | 42.5 (0 to 316) | 0 (0 to 247) |
BAL fluid PTX3, ng/ml | 1.2 (0.3 to 7.4) | 8.3 (1.6 to 29.5)b | 0.6 (0.0 to 3.4) |
Semiquantitative BAL fluid leukocyte count, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
± | 10 (12) | 1 (4) | 9 (15) |
+ | 25 (30) | 4 (17) | 21 (36) |
++ | 24 (30) | 11 (46) | 13 (22) |
+++ | 23 (28) | 8 (33) | 15 (26) |