A lung rescue team improves survival in obesity with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

	Standard protocol-based cohort	Lung rescue team cohort	P
Patients, n (%)	70 (100)	50 (100)
Women, n (%)	37 (53)	23 (46)	0.46
Caucasian, n (%)	64 (91)	48 (96)	0.32
Others, n (%)	6 (9)	2 (4)
Age, years, mean (SD)	57 (13)	52 (14)	0.03
BMI, kg/m² , mean (SD)	49 (9)	54 (13)	0.11
Cause of admission, n (%)
Postoperative respiratory failure after elective surgery	14 (20)	11 (22)	0.79
Postoperative respiratory failure after urgent surgery	17 (24)	11 (22)	0.77
Medical	39 (56)	28 (56)	0.85
Pneumonia	12 (17)	9 (18)	0.96
Septic shock	14 (20)	12 (24)	0.62
Others	13 (18)	7 (14)	0.56
APACHE II, mean (SD)	19 (7)	19 (8)	0.82
SOFA, mean (SD)	9.9 (3.6)	9.8 (3.5)	0.62
Comorbidities, n (%)
Diabetes	29 (41)	21 (42)	0.95
Oral agents	14 (20)	10 (20)	0.96
Oral agents + insulin	15 (21)	11 (22)	0.96
Hypertension	48 (68)	34 (68)	0.95
Asthma	9 (13)	5 (12)	0.89
COPD	20 (28)	14 (28)	0.94
OSA	18 (25)	14 (28)	0.78
Smoking	24 (34)	21 (42)	0.39
Actual	12 (17)	9 (18)	0.90
Former	12 (17)	12 (24)	0.35
CHF	15 (21)	9 (18)	0.64
Stroke, TIA	4 (6)	2 (4)	0.67
CKD	11 (16)	6 (12)	0.56
PVD	7 (10)	6 (12)	0.73
AF	12 (17)	9 (18)	0.90
Cancer	5 (7)	7 (14)	0.22

Abbreviation: SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, APACHE acute physiologic assessment and chronic health evaluation scoring, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, OSA obstructive sleep apnea, CHF congestive heart failure, TIA transient ischemic attack, CKD chronic kidney disease, PVD peripheral vascular disease, AF atrial fibrillation (chronic atrial fibrillation on anticoagulant therapy)

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