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Table 1 General characteristics of the study cohort

From: Capnodynamic monitoring of lung volume and blood flow in response to increased positive end-expiratory pressure in moderate to severe COVID-19 pneumonia: an observational study

Variables

Population (n = 27)

Male (n, %)

20 (74%)

Age (years)

52.5 ± 13

Height (cm)

171 ± 9.5

BMI (kg/m2)

35.8 ± 8.4

Diabetes (n, %)

6 (22%)

Hypertension (n, %)

6 (22%)

APACHE III

57 ± 19

Time since diagnosis (days)

6 [3–8]

Time since hospital admission (days)

6 [2–10]

Time in ICU before intubation (days)

3 [0–6]

Smoker (n, %)

2 (7%)

Asthma (n, %)

2 (7%)

COPD (n, %)

4 (15%)

Berlin ARDS category:

 

 Moderate (100 < P/F ≤ 200) (n, %)

19 (70%)

 Severe (P/F ≤ 100) (n, %)

8 (30%)

Body position at time of study

 

 Supine (n, %)

21 (78%)

 Prone (n, %)

6 (22%)

ICU length of stay (days)

15 [10–24]*

Hospital length of stay (days)

20 [18–41]*

In hospital mortality (n, %)

11 (41%)

  1. BMI body mass index, APACHE III acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome
  2. *Five patients transferred to another hospital