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Table 4 Risk factors for 90-day mortality rate

From: Pressure-controlled inverse ratio ventilation as a rescue therapy for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome

 

Total (n = 13)

Survivors (n = 8)

Nonsurvivors (n = 5)

p value

Age (years)

70 ± 7

72 ± 8

67 ± 6

0.221

Male no. (%)

10 (77 %)

5 (63 %)

5 (100 %)

0.118

APACHE II at ICU admission

29.4 ± 8.7

30.3 ± 10.3

28.0 ± 6.3

0.670

MV before IRV (days)

4.4 ± 6.1

3.5 ± 4.4

5.8 ± 8.5

0.529

IRV duration (days)

10.5 ± 9.6

5.5 ± 4.2

18.6 ± 10.6

0.009

  1. APACHE acute physiological and chronic health evaluation, ICU intensive care unit, MV mechanical ventilation, IRV inverse ratio ventilation