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Table 2 Procedures and therapies

From: Presentation and outcome of Middle East respiratory syndrome in Saudi intensive care unit patients

 

All patients

Nonsurvivors

Survivors

P valuea

N

31

23

8

 

Noninvasive ventilation, n (%);

days, median (IQR)

14 (45.2);

2 (1–3)

8 (34.8);

2 (1–3)

6 (75.0);

2 (1–4)

0.097

Invasive ventilation, n (%);

days, median (IQR)

27 (87.1);

8 (4–17)

22 (95.7);

8 (2–17)

5 (62.5);

11 (5–17)

0.043

High-frequency oscillation

11 (35.5)

11 (47.8)

0 (0.0)

0.028

Prone positioning, n (%);

days, median (IQR)

5 (16.1);

4 (2–5)

5 (21.7);

4 (2–5)

0 (0.0);

0 (0.0)

1.00

ECMO, n (%);

days, median (IQR)

1 (3.2);

13 (13–13)

1 (4.3);

13 (13–13)

0 (0.0);

0 (0.0)

1.00

Vasopressorsb, n (%);

days, median (IQR)

25 (80.6);

4 (2–9)

22 (95.7);

5 (2–9)

3 (37.5);

3 (2–3)

0.002

Intermittent hemodialysis, n (%);

days, median (IQR)

3 (9.7);

5 (2–5)

2 (8.7);

4 (2–4)

1 (12.5);

7 (7–7)

1.00

Continuous RRT, n (%);

days, median (IQR)

16 (51.6);

6 (2–11)

14 (60.9);

7 (3–11)

2 (25.0);

2 (1–2)

0.113

Medications, n (%)

 Oseltamivir

20 (64.5)

15 (65.2)

5 (62.5)

0.484

 Ribavirin/interferon alfa-2a

13 (41.9)

9 (39.1)

4 (50.0)

0.507

 Neuromuscular blockers

12 (38.7)

10 (43.5)

2 (25.0)

0.465

 Steroidsc

8 (25.8)

6 (26.1)

2 (25.0)

0.954

  1. ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenator, IQR interquartile range, RRT renal replacement therapy
  2. aComparisons done for frequencies
  3. bNorepinephrine
  4. cIntravenous hydrocortisone (200–300 mg per day) in four patients and methyprednisolone in four patients (maintenance therapy for underlying disease)