Table 1 Patient transfer characteristics and PaO2/FiO2 alterations
From: Safety of interhospital transfer for critically ill COVID-19 patients
Transfer characteristics | n = 175 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
ARDS stage* | No ARDS | 9 (6.8%) | ||
Mild ARDS | 18 (13.6%) | |||
Moderate ARDS | 50 (37.9%) | |||
Severe ARDS | 55 (41.7%) | |||
Distance° | Kilometres | 70 (23–95) | ||
Duration° | Minutes | 50 (30–85) | ||
Positioning* | Supine | 167 (95.4%) | ||
Prone positioning | 8 (4.6%) | |||
Intubation* | Not endotracheal intubated | 72 (41.1%) | ||
Endotracheal intubated | 98 (56.0%) | |||
Ventilation per tracheostoma | 5 (2.9%) | |||
Respiratory support* | BIPAP | 64 (36.6%) | ||
Pmax° | mbar | 26 (24–28) | ||
PEEP° | mbar | 13 (11–14) | ||
FiO2° | % | 73 (50–90) | ||
SIMV | 20 (11.4%) | |||
Pmax° | mbar | 28 (25–30) | ||
PEEP° | mbar | 14 (13–15) | ||
FiO2° | % | 80 (50–90) | ||
Pressure controlled | 6 (3.4%) | |||
Pmax° | mbar | 26 (23–26) | ||
PEEP° | mbar | 14 (12–15) | ||
FiO2° | % | 60 (40–95) | ||
CPAP + pressure support | 26 (14.9%) | |||
Pmax° | mbar | 10 (10–10) | ||
PEEP° | mbar | 8 (8–10) | ||
FiO2° | % | 60 (45–70) | ||
CPAP | 23 (13.1%) | |||
PEEP° | mbar | 8 (8–10) | ||
High flow oxygen | 4 (2.3%) | |||
L/min | 16 (16–21) | |||
Oxygen mask | 32 (18.3%) | |||
L/min | 10 (4–12) | |||
ECMO* | 6 (3.4%) | |||
Vasopressors* | 76 (43.4%) | |||
iNO* | 4 (2.3%) | |||
Mortality during transfer* | 0 |
PaO2/FiO2 alteration during transfer (mmHg) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total cohort (n = 143)° | Before transfer | 111.0 (80.0–174.9) | 0.300 | |
After transfer | 124.4 (85.8–195.0) | |||
ARDS 2/3 (n = 104)° | Before transfer | 100.0 (73.5–135.0) | 0.031 | |
After transfer | 108.0 (79.2–146.1) | |||
Death during ICU stay (n = 39)° | Before transfer | 104.0 (72.0–140.0) | 0.643 | |
After transfer | 89.0 (66.7–141.0) |