Research Article

The Impact of Hyperoxia on Outcome of Patients Treated with Noninvasive Respiratory Support

Table 2

Hyperoxic and normoxic patient profiles.

Hyperoxia group n = 62Normoxia group n = 125 value

Age (years)68.3 ± 17.568.6 ± 14.8>0.05
APACHE II15.7 ± 6.716.3 ± 6.6>0.05
Highest PaO2 (mmHg)131.1 ± 55.5101.2 ± 43.9<0.001
IMV days (n = 24/48)13.5 ± 41.125.9 ± 61.1>0.05
ICU stay (days)11.8 ± 25.812.7 ± 22.6>0.05
Hospital stay (days)33.6 ± 42.328.9 ± 33.1>0.05
Gender (f/m)36/2663/62>0.05
Comorbidities (n, %)
 COPD10 (16.1)44 (35.2)<0.02
 CHD12 (19.4)27 (21.6)>0.05
 CHF12 (19.4)28 (22.4)>0.05
 CRF12 (19.4)20 (16.0)>0.05
 HT31 (50.0)70 (56.0)>0.05
 DM17 (27.4)42 (33.6)>0.05
 CLF8 (12.9)5 (4.0)<0.04
 Malignancy22 (35.5)34 (27.2)>0.05
 Dementia4 (6.5)4 (3.2)>0.05
IMV required (n, %)24 (38.7)48 (38.4)>0.05
ICU mortality (n, %)18 (29.0)38 (30.4)>0.05
Hospital mortality (n, %)32 (51.6)44 (35.2)<0.04
O2 treatment modality (n, %)
 Oxygen supply/NIMV34/2843/82<0.008

COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CHD: coronary heart disease, CHF: congestive heart failure, CRF: chronic renal failure, HT: hypertension, DM: diabetes mellitus, and CLF: chronic liver failure.