Table 1 Demographic characteristics

Total number of cases

16

Gender (male/female)

11/5

Mean age at diagnosis (years) ± SDM

45.87 ± 14.64

Median age at diagnosis (years), range

48 (18 to 63)

Mean follow-up (months) ± SDM

62.7 ± 32

Median follow-up (months), range

62 (5.6 to 171)

Initial event

Polytrauma

7

Burn injury

1

Cardiac surgery

4

Severe postoperative bleeding after gynaecologic surgery

1

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

1

Respiratory insufficiency due to acute exacerbation of COPD

2

Duration of intensive care treatment

Mean (d) ± SDM

38.75 ± 23.87

Median (d), range

31 (9 to 82)

Duration of mechanical ventilation

Mean (d) ± SDM

25.5 ± 14.3

Median (d), range

21.5 (8 to 53)