3.3 ICU treatment and clinical outcomes
The duration of stay in ICU was 15±11 days. Most patients (n=19, 95%)
required oxygen inhalation in the ICU. Fourteen patients (70%) required
NIV support. All 10 patients in the death group received NIV treatment,
of which six (30%) received further IMV treatment. Six patients
receiving IMV also received CRRT due to multi-organ dysfunction. Acute
heart injury was the most common complication (n=19, 95%), followed by
shock (n=12, 60%), ARDS (n=12, 60%), and pneumothorax (n=2, 10%). The
death group patients were all considered complicated with shock and
ARDS, and the probability of complicating shock and ARDS in the death
group was significantly higher than that in the survival group
(100% vs 20%, P = 0.001; 100% vs 20%, P = 0.001). Table 2 represents
the treatment measures, complications, and clinical outcomes of the
patients.