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Table 3 ICU care provided for patients in study-population with low oxygenation and early mechanical ventilation

From: Prevalence and impact of early prone position on 30-day mortality in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19: a nationwide cohort study

Variable

No (%)

All

(n = 1714)

Early prone = NO

(n = 1144)

Early prone = YES

(n = 570)

Duration of invasive mechanical ventilation, median (IQR) h

267 (143–450)

265 (137–452)

269 (165–444)

Renal replacement therapy, No./total (%)

312/1638 (19.0)

219/1082 (20.2)

93/556 (16.7)

ECMO, No./total (%)

23/982 (2.3)

17/660 (2.6)

6/322 (1.9)

Tracheostomy, No. (%)

578 (33.7)

389 (34.0)

189 (33.2)

More than one ICU admissiona

576 (33.6)

408 (35.7)

168 (29.5)

ICU length of stay, median (IQR), d

14 (8–22)

14 (8–22)

14 (9–22)

  1. IQR, interquartile range; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; h, hours; ICU, intensive care unit; d, days
  2. aMost often due to optimization of ICU resources