Table 1 Patient characteristics
Variables | Whole dataset (n = 99) | Moderate ARDS without ECMO (n = 16) | Severe ARDS without ECMO (n = 59) | Severe ARDS on ECMO (n = 24) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex male—no. (%) | 75 (76%) | 14 (88%) | 42 (71%) | 19 (79%) |
Age—yr | 62 [54–71] | 61 [55–70] | 66 [57–73] | 57 [50–61]b |
BMI—kg.m−2 | 30 [26–37] | 29 [25–32] | 30 [26–37] | 32 [27–39] |
Delay between hospital admission and CT—day | 5 [3–8] | 5 [3–6] | 4 [3–7] | 10 [6–12] b |
Delay between ICU admission and CT—day | 3 [1–6] | 3 [1–5] | 2 [1–3] | 7 [5–8]a,b |
Delay between ARDS onset and CT—day | 1 [1–3] | 1 [1, 2] | 1 [1, 2] | 5 [3–7] a,b |
Delay between IMV onset and CT—day | 1 [1–3] | 1 [1, 2] | 1 [1, 2] | 5 [3–7] a,b |
SAPS 2 at ICU admission | 39 [30–45] | 41 [28–45] | 40 [31–47] | 36 [30–42] |
SOFA score at inclusion | 7 [5–8] | 6 [5–7] | 7 [4–8] | 7 [5–9] |
Prone position in the 24 h preceding CT—no. (%) | 81 (82%) | 14 (88%) | 46 (78%) | 21 (88%) |
iNO in the 24 h preceding CT—no. (%) | 19 (19%) | 0 (0%) | 12 (20%) | 7 (29%) |
NMBA in the 24 h preceding CT—no. (%) | 96 (96%) | 15 (94%) | 57 (97%) | 24 (100%) |
RRT in the 24 h preceding CT—no. (%) | 4 (4%) | 1 (6%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (4%) |
Inotropes in the 24 h preceding CT—no. (%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
Vasopressor in the 24 h preceding CT—no. (%) | 67 (68%) | 13 (81%) | 37 (63%) | 17 (71%) |
ICU mortality—no. (%) c | 49 (49%) | 3 (19%) | 32 (54%) | 14 (58%) |
Day-90 mortality—no. (%) c | 48 (49%) | 3 (19%) | 32 (55%) | 13 (54%) |
Ventilator-free days at day 90—day | 0 [0–71] | 59 [13–83] | 0 [0–70] | 0 [0–56] |
ICU length of stay—day | 25 [16–40] | 24 [13–45] | 23 [16–36] | 36 [21–48] |
Hospital length of stay—day | 37 [23–58] | 44 [28–78] | 35 [21–49] | 41 [29–59] |