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Table 5 Comparison of interventions between survival group and death group in patients with CAPA

From: Clinical courses and outcomes of COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis in 168 patients with the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant

Variables

Survival group (n = 95)

Death group (n = 73)

P

ICU admission, n (%)

25 (26.3)

67 (91.8)

< 0.001

ICU length of hospitalization, days

14 (8 ~ 37)

10 (6 ~ 16.5)

0.012

Total length of hospital stays, day

23 (15.0 ~ 35.5)

17 (10 ~ 28)

0.001

Number of antibiotics, n

2 (2 ~ 4)

4 (3 ~ 5)

< 0.001

Meropenem, n (%)

36 (37.9)

43 (58.9)

0.008

Vancomycin, n (%)

8 (8.4)

15 (20.6)

0.040

Teicoplanin, n (%)

15 (15.8)

22 (30.1)

0.038

Imipenem, n (%)

21 (22.1)

43 (58.9)

< 0.001

Etimicin, n (%)

9 (9.5)

3 (4.1)

0.234

Fluoroquinolones, n (%)

62 (65.3)

43 (58.9)

0.425

Polymyxin B, n (%)

7 (7.4)

23 (31.5)

< 0.001

Linezolid, n (%)

4 (4.2)

20 (27.4)

< 0.001

Cephalosporin, n (%)

73 (76.8)

59 (80.8)

0.574

Tigecycline, n (%)

2 (2.1)

4 (5.5)

0.405

Duration of antibiotic therapy, days

20 (13 ~ 29.5)

17 (9 ~ 26)

0.083

Ganciclovir, n (%)

5 (5.3)

7 (9.6)

0.368

Ribavirin, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

-

Amubarvimab, n (%)

6 (6.3)

4 (5.5)

1.000

Tocilizumab, n (%)

8 (8.4)

5 (6.9)

0.778

Antiviral therapy#, n (%)

50 (52.6)

42 (57.5)

0.537

Traditional Chinese Medicine, n (%)

16 (16.8)

25 (34.2)

0.011

Immunoglobulin, n (%)

47 (49.5)

55 (75.3)

< 0.001

Thymosin, n (%)

13 (13.7)

6 (8.2)

0.330

Glucocorticoid, n (%)

70 (73.7)

65 (89.0)

0.018

Duration of glucocorticoid therapy, days

10 (6.3 ~ 16.8)

9 (6 ~ 16)

0.663

Cumulative glucocorticoid dose *, mg

1800 (1276 ~ 3037.5)

2600 (1500 ~ 4000)

0.027

Oxygen therapy, n (%)

83 (87.4)

73 (100)

0.001

High-flow oxygen therapy, n (%)

30 (31.6)

47 (64.4)

< 0.001

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation, n (%)

7 (7.4)

11 (15.1)

0.134

Invasive mechanical ventilation, n (%)

12 (12.6)

60 (82.2)

< 0.001

ECMO, n (%)

1 (1.1)

9 (12.3)

0.003

Invasive operation, n (%)

62 (65.3)

73 (100)

< 0.001

Indwelling urinary catheterization, n (%)

37 (39.0)

66 (90.4)

< 0.001

Central venous catheterization, n (%)

42 (44.2)

69 (94.5)

< 0.001

Puncture and drainage, n (%)

15 (15.8)

9 (12.3)

0.658

Tracheal intubation, n (%)

11 (11.6)

59 (80.8)

< 0.001

Tracheotomy, n (%)

5 (5.3)

22 (30.1)

< 0.001

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy, n (%)

22 (23.1)

37 (50.7)

< 0.001

CRRT, n (%)

3 (3.2)

28 (38.4)

< 0.001

Artificial liver treatment, n (%)

1 (1.1)

0 (0)

1.000

  1. Bolded terms represent subheadings. Bold values represent p < 0.05, indicating statistical significance
  2. Abbreviations: CAPA, COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis; ICU, intensive care unit; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy. #Antiviral therapy including Naimatrelvir/Ritonavir and Azvudine; *Hydrocortisone dose was taken as reference