Impact of Permissive Hypoxia and Hyperoxia Avoidance on Clinical Outcomes in Septic Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: A Retrospective Single-Center Study
Table 2
Patient characteristics in the prechange and postchange groups after propensity score matching ().
Variables
Prechange group ()
Postchange group ()
value
Age (years)
0.76
Male (%)
69.0
64.8
0.59
Height (cm)
0.95
Body weight (kg)
0.25
BMI (kg/m2)
0.19
SOFA score (IQR)
8.0 (6.0-10.0)
8.0 (6.0-10.0)
0.75
SOFA respiratory score
2.0 (1.0-3.0)
2.0 (1.0-3.0)
0.91
SOFA cardiovascular score
1.0 (0-3.0)
1.0 (0-3.0)
0.79
SOFA liver score
0 (0-1.0)
0 (0-1.0)
0.41
SOFA renal score
0 (0-2.0)
1.0 (0-2.0)
0.85
SOFA coagulation score
1.0 (0-2.0)
1.0 (0-2.0)
0.97
SOFA neurologic score
3.0 (1.0-4.0)
2.0 (1.0-3.0)
0.55
ARDS severity (%)
Mild
4.2
1.4
0.36
Moderate
2.8
7.0
Severe
11.3
15.5
Source of sepsis (%)
Lung
49.3
36.6
0.35
Abdomen
29.6
39.4
Urinary tract
8.5
8.5
Soft tissue
4.2
11.3
Mediastinum
1.4
0
Endocardium
1.4
1.4
Others
5.6
2.8
Values are presented as for continuous variables and percentage or score (IQR) for categorical variables. Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; IQR: interquartile range.
