Table 4 Adjunctive measures performed during ICU stay in study subpopulation with no treatment limitations at ICU discharge stratified by vital status at hospital discharge
From: Death in hospital following ICU discharge: insights from the LUNG SAFE study
Parameter | Alive N = 2186 | Dead N = 142 | Total N = 2328 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neuromuscular blockade, n (%) | 304 (13.91) | 8 (5.63) | 312 (13.40) | 0.0050 |
Recruitment maneuvers, n (%) | 305 (13.95) | 14 (9.86) | 319 (13.70) | 0.1693 |
Prone positioning, n (%) | 100 (4.57) | 2 (1.41) | 102 (4.38) | 0.0741 |
ECMO, n (%) | 30 (1.37) | 0 (0.00) | 30 (1.29) | 0.1600 |
Inhaled vasodilators, n (%) | 126 (5.76) | 7 (4.93) | 133 (5.71) | 0.6781 |
HFOV, n (%) | 27 (1.24) | 0 (0.00) | 27 (1.16) | 0.1828 |
None of above adjunctive measures, n (%) | 1571 (71.87) | 116 (81.69) | 1687 (72.47) | 0.0111 |