Research Article

COVID-19: A Single-Center ICU Experience of the First Wave in the Philippines

Table 5

Variables and outcomes among non-COVID-19 patients.

ICU survivors (n = 45)ICU nonsurvivors (n = 15) value (two-tailed)

Demographics
 Age (years)68 (±15)57 (±14)0.015
 Gender (% of males)60%80%0.218
 SAPS-347.8 (±12.8)58.7 (±20.1)0.066
Comorbidities
 Neurologic0.026
  Yes13 (28.9%)0
  No32 (71.1%)15 (100%)
 Cardiovascular0.250
  Yes39 (86.7%)11 (73.3%)
  No6 (13.3%)4 (26.7%)
 Pulmonary0.242
  Yes16 (35.6%)8 (53.3%)
  No29 (64.4%)7 (46.7%)
 Renal0.375
  Yes22 (48.9%)5 (33.3%)
 No23 (51.1%)10 (66.7%)
 Endocrine0.552
  Yes20 (44.4%)5 (33.3%)
  No25 (55.6%)10 (66.7%)
 Autoimmune1.000
  Yes5 (11.1%)2 (13.3%)
  No40 (88.9%)13 (86.7%)
 Malignancy0.208
  Yes5 (11.1%)4 (26.7%)
  No40 (88.9%)11 (73.3%)
Laboratories on ICU admission
 Hemoglobin (g/L)118 (±31)126 (±30)0.358
 WBC count (×103/µL)13.6 (±10)11.3 (±7)0.328
 Platelets (×109/L)226 (±87)274 (±157)0.275
 PF ratio273 (±142)203 (±133)0.154
 Lactate (mmoL/L)2.9 (±2.2)2.8 (±1.6)0.948
Treatment strategy
 Hydroxychloroquine0.036
  Yes4 (8.9%)5 (33.3%)
  No41 (91.1%)10 (66.7%)
 Tocilizumab0.059
  Yes02 (13.3%)
  No45 (100%)13 (86.7%)
 Lopinavir/ritonavir0.250
  Yes01 (6.7%)
  No45 (100%)14 (93.3%)
 CRRT0.250
  Yes6 (13.3%)4 (26.7%)
  No39 (86.7%)11 (73.3%)
 NMBA0.059
  Yes02 (13.3%)
  No45 (100%)13 (86.7%)
 Prone positioning0.151
  Yes1 (2.2%)2 (13.3%)
  No44 (97.8%)13 (86.7%)
 IVIG
  Yes00
  No45 (100%)15 (100%)
 HA-330
  Yes00
  No45 (100%)15 (100%)
 Intubation0.001
  Yes20 (44.4%)14 (93.3%)
  No25 (55.6%)1 (6.7%)
Others
 Number of days intubated10 (±7)5 (±5)0.036