Table 1 Patients characteristics
No | Diagnosis | Age | BMI [kg/m2] | SAPS II | Baseline O2-flow | Measurement in days after ICU-admission | Mech. venti. during ICU stay (no/after the study) | Hospital survival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[years] | [L/min] | |||||||
1 | Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome | 29 | 27 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 1 day, after | No |
2 | Pneumonia (respiratory syncytial virus) | 69 | 34 | 55 | 7 | 6 | no | Yes |
3 | Pneumonia (Strep. pneumoniae) | 82 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 10 | no | Yes |
4 | Pneumonia | 72 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 1 | no | Yes |
5 | Pneumonia (Staph. aureus) | 78 | 30 | 48 | 12 | 15 | no | Yes |
6 | Pneumonia, pleural mesothelioma | 71 | 26 | 54 | 4 | 1 | no | Yes |
7 | Pneumonia | 76 | 28 | 55 | 6 | 0 | no | Yes |
8 | Pneumonia | 50 | 25 | 45 | 6 | 1 | no | Yes |
9 | Adenocarcinoma lung | 59 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 11 days, after | No |
10 | Respiratory failure, myelodysplastic syndrome | 68 | 30 | 43 | 5 | 6 | no | Yes |
11 | Connective tissue disease | 38 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 0 | no | Yes |
12 | Pneumonia | 28 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 1 | no | Yes |
13 | Pneumonia (influenza H1N1) | 45 | 22 | 37 | 4 | 2 | no | Yes |
14 | Alveolar hemorrhage | 18 | 24 | 43 | 5 | 4 | no | Yes |