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Table 2 Severity and Mortality Prediction Scores, ICU Therapies, and Pharmaceutical Treatments

From: Clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients in Tokyo: a single-center observational study from the first wave

Variable

 

Scoring on ICU admission

 SOFA score

6 (3, 7)

 APACHE-II score

17 (13, 19)

 SAPS-II score

31 (21, 38)

ICU therapy

  Invasive mechanical ventilation

17 (71)

  Days of illness on intubation*, days

11 (10, 12)

  Nadir PaO2/FIO2 ratio*

169 (108, 183)

  Maximum positive end-expiratory pressure*

12 (10, 12)

  Prone positioning*

4 (24)

  Neuromuscular blockade*

2 (12)

  Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation*

1 (6)

 Inhaled nitrate oxide*

1 (6)

  Tracheostomy*

4 (24)

 Vasopressors

15 (63)

 Renal replacement therapy

2 (8)

 Enteral feeding within 24 h of ICU admission

16 (67)

 Enteral feeding within 48 h of ICU admission

19 (79)

Pharmaceutical Treatments

 Systemic steroids

  High-dose methylprednisolone

16 (67)

  Low-dose methylprednisolone

5 (21)

  No systemic steroid

3 (13)

 Antiviral agents

  Favipiravir

9 (38)

  Lopinavir/Ritonavir

4 (17)

 Antibacterial agents†

  Piperacillin/Tazobactam and Azithromycin

7 (29)

  Piperacillin/Tazobactam and Levofloxacin

4 (17)

  Ceftriaxone and Azithromycin

10 (42)

  Ceftriaxone and Levofloxacin

1 (4)

  Ceftriaxone and Minocycline

1 (4)

  Ampicillin/Sulbactam and Azithromycin

1 (4)

 Anticoagulants

  Subcutaneous bolus injection of unfractionated heparin

6 (25)

  Intravenous continuous unfractionated heparin

12 (50)

  No anticoagulant

6 (25)

  1. SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, SAPS Simplified Acute Physiology Score, PaO2/FIO2 partial oxygen pressure/fraction inspired oxygen. Missing data: SAPS-II, 2
  2. Data are expressed as numbers (percentage), or median (interquartile range)
  3. * Measurements and treatments in mechanically ventilated patients are displayed
  4. †Initial combination of antibiotics use for the whole hospitalization course are shown