Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients
No ICU (n = 16) | ICU (n = 12) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean,SD) | 73.4 | 65.6 | 0.094 |
(9.0) | (11.4) | ||
Sex (M/F) | 15/1 | 7/5 | 0.024 |
Community Acquired Pneumonia (YES / NO) | 3/13 | 8/4 | 0.005 |
Respiratory Virus (YES / NO) | 7/9 | 4/8 | n.s |
Bacterial / fungal infection (YES / NO) | 3/13 | 8/4 | 0.027 |
PaO2 at admisión (Mean,SD) | 58.7 | 61.9 | n.s |
(13.5) | (22.7) | ||
PCO2 at admisión (Mean,SD) | 43.3 | 63.1 | 0.050 |
(14.2) | (36.7) | ||
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (YES / NO) | 0/16 | 5/7 | 0.004 |
Lymphocytes / mm 3 in blood (Mean,SD) | 8249.7 | 964.1 | 0.000 |
(6108.6) | (437.9) | ||
Monocytes / mm 3 in blood (Mean,SD) | 2265.3 | 596.1 | 0.064 |
(3647.2) | (622.5) | ||
Neutrophils / mm 3 in blood (Mean,SD) | 1255.0 | 13301.2 | 0.000 |
(1845.8) | (11858.8) |