Table 4 Characteristics of death in AHRF patients
All patients | ARDS present | ARDS absent | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 385 | N = 127 | N = 258 | ||
Primary syndrome or organ system responsible for death—no. (%) | ||||
Sepsis | 101 (26%) | 37 (29%) | 64 (25%) | 0.36 |
Pulmonary | 83 (22%) | 35 (28%) | 48 (19%) | 0.04 |
Neurologic | 75 (19%) | 22 (17%) | 53 (20%) | 0.45 |
Cardiac | 62 (16%) | 13 (10%) | 49 (19%) | 0.03 |
Hepatic | 24 (6%) | 8 (6%) | 16 (6%) | 0.97 |
Gastrointestinal | 15 (4%) | 5 (4%) | 10 (4%) | 0.98 |
Hemorrhage | 13 (3%) | 5 (4%) | 8 (3%) | 0.67 |
Renal | 9 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 8 (3%) | 0.16 |
Hematologic | 3 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 0.99 |
Primary cause of death other than pulmonary dysfunction—no. (%) | ||||
Progression of AHRF risk factor | 212 (55%) | 57 (45%) | 155 (60%) | 0.004 |
Complication arising after AHRF onset | 90 (23%) | 35 (28%) | 55 (21%) | 0.17 |
Withdrawal of life support—no. (%) | ||||
Withdrawal of life support | 328 (85%) | 110 (87%) | 218 (84%) | 0.58 |