Clinical Study

Sequential Oxygenation Index and Organ Dysfunction Assessment within the First 3 Days of Mechanical Ventilation Predict the Outcome of Adult Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Failure

Table 4

Respiratory and ventilator parameters of survivors and nonsurvivors on day 1 and day 3 of mechanical ventilation#.

Day 1 and day 3 Respiratory and ventilator parameters
CharacteristicsHospital mortality 
Survivor 
values

Fi day10.66 (0.21)0.53 (0.19)0.002
Pa day 1 (mmHg)163.02 (104.78)126.63 (73.87)0.14
PEEP* day 1 (mmHg)5.95 (3.94)5.31 (1.28)0.38
mPaw* day 1 (mmHg)12.16 (3.35)11.89 (3.18)0.69
PaO2/FiO2 day 1 (mmHg) 271.84 (184.39)265.56 (180.55)0.87
OI* day 1 7.81 (7.62)6.59 (4.78)0.33

FiO2 day 30.51 (0.21)0.38 (0.1)0.001
PaO2 day 3 (mmHg)102.72 (42.17)114.12 (24.94)0.07
PEEP day 3 (cmH2O)6.11 (3.71)5.58 (1.66)0.42
mPaw day 3 (cmH2O)12.89 (3.42)10.58 (2.38)<0.001
PaO2/FiO2 day 3 (mmHg)245.84 (144.83)313.7 (86.32)0.01
OI day 3 (cmH2O/mmHg)8.82 (8.16)3.86 (2.26)<0.001

OI change from day 1 to day 3 (cmH2O/mmHg)1.0 (8.446)−2.74 (4.08)<0.001

 *FiO2: fraction inspired oxygen, mPaw: mean airway pressure, OI: oxygenation index, PaO2: arterial oxygen tension, PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure.
#Continuous variables were analyzed by Student’s t-test or Mann-Whitney U test, and categorical data by chi-square test.
Variables are expressed as mean (standard deviation) and categorical data are expressed as number (percentage).