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Table 2 Care provided in the ICU

From: Long-term outcome after intensive care for COVID-19: differences between men and women—a nationwide cohort study

Variable

No (%)

All (n = 2354)

Women (n = 632)

Men (n = 1722)

Highest level of respiratory support

   

No. with data

2341

629

1712

Invasive mechanical ventilation

1749 (74.7)

442 (70.3)

1307 (76.3)

Non invasive mechanical ventilation

158 (6.7)

50 (7.9)

108 (6.3)

Duration of invasive mechanical ventilation

   

No. with data

1746

441

1305

Median (IQR), h

313 (186–534)

266 (165–443)

331 (191–571)

Renal replacement therapy, No./total (%)

380/1984 (19.2)

72/539 (13.4)

308/1445 (21.3)

Prone position, No./total (%)

979/2119 (46.3)

231/582 (39.7)

748/1537 (48.6)

ECMO, No./total (%)

23/1368 (1.7)

7/353 (2.0)

16/1015 (1.6)

Tracheostomy, No./total (%)

654/2341 (27.9)

142/629 (22.6)

512/1712 (29.9)

One or more readmissions

314 (13.4)

74 (11.7)

240 (14.0)

ICU length of stay, median (IQR), d

12 (5–22)

10 (4–18)

13 (6–24)

  1. IQR interquartile range, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, h hours, ICU intensive care unit, d days