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 8

Day 1 and day 3 respiratory and ventilator parameters of patients with different weaning outcomes#.

Day 1 and Day 3 Respiratory and ventilator parameters
CharacteristicsWeaning success 
Weaning failure 
value

Fi Day10.55 (0.2)0.46 (0.17)0.1
Pa Day 1 (mmHg)129.11 (79.84)119.5 (54.74)0.69
PEEP* Day 1 (mmHg)5.41 (1.33)5.0 (1.10)0.27
mPaw* Day 1 (mmHg)12.0 (3.22)11.56 (3.14)0.64
PaO2/FiO2 Day 1 (mmHg) 259.02 (180.78)284.36 (184.45)0.63
OI* Day 1 6.99 (5.15)5.46 (3.4)0.27

FiO2 day 30.38 (0.08)0.4 (0.14)0.57
PaO2 Day 3 (mmHg)114.63 (24.8)112.64 (26.09)0.79
PEEP Day 3 (cmH2O)5.41 (1.33)5.0 (1.1)0.43
mPaw day 3 (cmH2O)10.37 (2.44)11.19 (2.14)0.24
PaO2/FiO2 Day 3 (mmHg)313.94 (76.81)313.02 (112.25)0.97
OI Day 3 (cmH2O/mmHg)3.67 (2.03)4.39 (2.82)0.27

OI change from day 1 to day 3 (cmH2O/mmHg)−3.32 (4.46)−1.06 (1.97)0.008

 *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.
Variables are expressed as mean (standard deviation).