Table 3

Characteristics of mechanical ventilation and outcomes (all cases)

Intubated patientsNon-intubated patients
Total of invasively ventilated patients n (%)

  • Including invasively ventilated patients after NIV failure

773 (82.9)
125 (13.4)		159 (17.0)
In-hospital mortality (%)50.221.4
All case of in-hospital mortality, n (%)431 (46.2)
Total time of ventilation (hours), median (range)91 (<1–2348)13 (1–587)
Total time of ventilation (all cases) (hours), median (range)59 (<1–2348)
Length of stay (days), median (range)15 (<1–160)12 (1–214)
Length of stay (all cases) (days), median (range)14 (<1–214)
Main diagnosis in NIV failure, n (%)125–
AE-COPD21 (16.8*)–
Non-septic pneumonia19 (15.2*)
Pneumogenic sepsis21 (6.8*)
Non-pneumogenic sepsis15 (12.0*)
Cardiogenic shock14 (11.2*)
Acute/acute-on-chronic liver failure10 (8.0*)
Total of tracheotomised patients, n (%)93 (10.0)–
Percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy38 (40.9*)–
Open surgical tracheotomy22 (23.7*)
Tracheostoma at admission to ICU33 (35.5*)
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, n (%)36 (3.8)–
Discharge with home ventilatory support (all cases), n (%)73 (7.8)

  • Non-invasive home ventilation

  • Invasive home ventilation

    • Part of newly initiated invasive home ventilation

43 (58.9*)
0
0		14 (19.2*)
16 (2.2*)
3 (0.4*)
Form of discharge (all cases), n (%) 
Discharged to:

  • Home

  • Rehabilitation

  • Diverse hospitals

  • Weaning unit

  • Hospice

352 (37.8)
73 (7.8)
43 (4.6)
31 (3.3)
2 (0.2)

  • *Per cent of subgroup.

  • AE-COPD, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICU, intensive care unit; NIV, non-invasive ventilation.