Automated vs. conventional ventilation in the ICU: a randomized controlled crossover trial comparing blood oxygen saturation during daily nursing procedures (I-NURSING)

Table 1 Patients’ baseline characteristics at inclusion

Characteristics	Overall cohort n = 265
Age—years	64 ± 14 (62–66)
Men/women—n (%)	172 (65%) / 93 (35%)
Body mass index—kg/m²	31 ± 15 (29–32)
Chronic disease—n (%)
COPD	55 (21%)
Chronic respiratory failure	26 (10%)
Chronic heart failure	34 (13%)
SAPS-2 at ICU admission	59 ± 19 (56–61)
SOFA at inclusion	9 ± 3 (8–9)
Reason for ICU admission—n (%)
Medical	245 (92%)
Surgical	20 (8%)
Acute organ failure at inclusion—n (%)	178 (67%)
Hemodynamic	122 (46%)
Kidney	57 (22%)
Neurologic	42 (16%)
Heart	25 (9%)
Liver	22 (8%)
Hematologic	9 (3%)
Main reason for MV—n (%)
Acute respiratory failure	138 (52%)
Coma	67 (25%)
Cardiac arrest	19 (7%)
Sepsis	15 (6%)
Other	24 (9%)
Unknown	2 (1%)
MV duration before inclusion—days	4 ± 4 (4–5)
Chest radiograph opacities—quadrants	2 ± 1 (1–2)

Categorical variables are expressed as n (%) and continuous variables as mean ± standard deviation (95% confidence interval)
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SAPS-2 Simplified Acute Physiological Score 2, SOFA Sepsis-Related Organ Failure Assessment, ICU intensive care unit, MV mechanical ventilation

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