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Table 5 Epidemiologic profile and clinical characteristics of died and alive patients

From: Invasive mechanical ventilation complications in COVID-19 patients

Demographic and clinical parameters

All patients

(n = 103)

Died patients (n = 68)

Alive patients

(n = 35)

Sex (Male / Female)

76/27

51/17

25/10

Age (years), mean / range

56.6 /21–85

60.6 / 39–85

48.9 / 21–71

Barotraumas event type:

 Single event

95/103

61/95 (64.2%)

34/95 (35.8%)

 One Barotrauma

67/95

42/67 (62.7%)

25/67 (37.3%)

 Multiple Barotraumas

28/95

19/28 (67.9%)

9/28 (32.14%)

 Separate Multiple Events

8/103

7/8 (87.5%)

1/8 (12.5%)

 Interval between IMV and barotraumas 3–7 days

41/103

17/41 (41.5%)

24/41 (58.5%)

Clinical characteristics

 Smoker

36/103

28/36 (77.8%)

8/36 (22.2%)

 Obesity

7/103

5/7 (71.43%)

2/7 (28.57%)

 Underlying Lung Disease

50/103

39/50 (78%)

11/50 (22%)

 Medical history

70/103

53/70 (75.7%)

17/70 (24.3%)