Patient characteristics | Number of patients | Percentage | |
Age | <40 years old | 7 | 9.9 |
40 - 59 years old | 11 | 15.5 | |
60 - 79 years old | 38 | 53.5 | |
≥ 80 years old | 15 | 21.1 | |
Sex | Male | 51 | 71.8 |
Female | 20 | 28.2 | |
Risk factor | Age > 65 | 43 | 60.6 |
Male | 51 | 71.8 | |
Smoking | 24 | 33.7 | |
BMIa > 30 | 4 | 5.6 | |
Mechanical ventilation | 51 | 71.8 | |
Use of vasopressors | 40 | 56.3 | |
Comorbidities | HTAb | 37 | 52.1 |
Diabetes | 15 | 21.1 | |
COPDc | 3 | 4.2 | |
Stroked | 4 | 5.6 | |
Heart disease | 3 | 4.2 | |
Asthma | 1 | 1.4 | |
Cancer | 1 | 1.4 | |
Clinical severity | Critical | 37 | 52.1 |
Severe | 31 | 43.7 | |
Moderate | 3 | 4.2 | |
Associated organic failure | Respiratory | 67 | 94.4 |
Circulatory | 34 | 47.9 | |
Neurological | 26 | 36.6 |