Table 3 Baseline Characteristics
AOD | No AOD | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 27 | 43 | |
Age (years) (mean [95% CI]) | 50 [45.0; 55.8] | 55 [50.6; 59.2] | 0.20 |
Gender (n men/women) | 21/6 | 15/28 | <0.0001 |
Race (n African American/White/Asian) | 20/7/0 | 22/19/2 | 0.12 |
APACHE II (mean [95% CI]) | 22 [18.2; 25.2] | 26 [23.5; 29.0] | 0.048 |
APACHE II excluding GCS (mean [95% CI]) | 13 [10.6; 17.1] | 18 [15.1; 20.2] | 0.07 |
SOFA (mean [95% CI]) | 8 [6.3; 9.3] | 9 [7.5; 9.9] | 0.33 |
Bilirubin* (mg/dl) (mean [95% CI]) | 2.2 [0.65; 3.85] | 1.8 [0.52; 3.07] | 0.65 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) (median, IQR) | 1.1 [0.80; 2.20] | 1.5 [1.10; 2.80] | 0.10 |
P/F (mean [95% CI]) | 225 [177.4; 272.8] | 218 [181.5; 254.2] | 0.81 |
PEEP (cm H2O) (mean [95% CI]) | 5 [4.4; 6.4] | 5 [3.9; 5.6] | 0.30 |
Reason for mechanical ventilation | 0.46 | ||
Pneumonia/ALI | 4 | 9 | |
Sepsis | 1 | 4 | |
Delirium/Neurologic | 7 | 10 | |
Asthma/COPD | 3 | 4 | |
Upper airway obstruction | 4 | 3 | |
Hemorrhagic shock | 3 | 4 | |
Cardiac | 1 | 4 | |
Cardiopulmonary arrest | 1 | 2 | |
Drug overdose | 3 | 0 | |
Other | 0 | 3 |