Characteristics | Barotrauma (n = 48) | No barotrauma (n = 310) | p value* |
---|---|---|---|
Demography | |||
Age in years (SD) | 55.9 (13.5) | 56.0 (13.3) | 0.12 |
Males | 38 (79.1%) | 220 (70.9%) | 0.23 |
Females | 10 (20.9%) | 46 (29.1%) | 0.45 |
Symptoms | |||
Shortness of breath | 30 (62.5%) | 210 (67.7%) | 0.75 |
Cough | 24 (50.0%) | 118 (38.0%) | 0.34 |
Sore throat | 10 (20.8%) | 78 (25.1%) | 0.56 |
Hemoptysis | 5 (10.4%) | 43 (13.8%) | 0.12 |
Unconsciousness | 26 (54.1%) | 190 (61.2%) | 0.01 |
Comorbidities | |||
Diabetes | 10 (20.8%) | 60 (19.3%) | 0.08 |
Hypertension | 9 (16.6%) | 54 (17.5%) | 0.12 |
Asthma | 7 (12.5%) | 34 (11.0%) | 0.23 |
COPD | 3 (6.2%) | 20 (6.4%) | 0.44 |
CKD | 2 (4.1%) | 16 (5.1%) | 0.09 |
Biochemical | |||
WBC (SD) | 12.7 (7.7) | 8.5 (4.8) | 0.001 |
Neutrophils (SD) | 84.8 (12.4) | 78.0 (12.9) | 0.012 |
Lymphocytes (SD) | 9.8 (10.5) | 13.8 (10.1) | 0.014 |
CRP (SD) | 134.0 (111.4) | 142 .4 (119.6) | 0.23 |
Procalcitonin (SD) | 4.3 (12.3) | 22.2 (242.7) | 0.10 |
D-dimer assay (SD) | 2216.2 (3918.1) | 2565.6 (3191.5) | 0.32 |
LDH (SD) | 1005.9 (3513.6) | 732.0 (270.2) | 0.10 |
Ferritin (SD) | 1413.8 (1966.4) | 1082.8 (1490.1) | 0.23 |
Length of Stay, days (SD) | 16.4 (8.5) | 20.1 (14.0) | 0.12 |
Pressure | |||
PEEP minimum (SD) | 7.7 (2.6) | 6.7 (3.8) | 0.08 |
PEEP Maximum (SD) | 14.5 (2.7) | 12.5 (5.7) | 0.002 |
Outcome | |||
Deaths | 35/48 (72.9%) | 120/302 (39.7%) | 0.015 |
Discharged | 13/48 (27.1%) | 182/302 (60.2%) | 0.08 |