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Table 4 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of DVT Vs Non-DVT Patients in Direct and Indirect ARDS Cohorts

From: Prevalence, risk, and outcome of deep vein thrombosis in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Characteristics

Direct ARDS (n = 111)

Indirect ARDS (n = 114)

DVT

(n = 44)

Non-DVT

(n = 67)

P

Value

DVT

(n = 46)

Non-DVT

(n = 68)

P

value

Age (years)

68 ± 11

62 ± 17

0.015

72 ± 15

64 ± 19

0.009

Male, n (%)

32 (72.7)

52 (77.6)

0.557

20 (43.5)

40 (58.8)

0.107

BMI

23.5 (20.6, 25.2)

24.2 (22.2, 27.2)

0.076

24.5 (21.3, 26.8)

24.0 (22.0, 27.3)

0.716

Bedridden time (days)

9 (6, 17)

9 (5, 15)

0.431

10 (4, 19)

7 (4, 14)

0.356

Caprini score

7 (5, 8)

7 (5, 9)

0.891

9 (6, 11)

7 (5,10)

0.021

Padua prediction score

5 (5, 6)

5 (5, 6)

0.689

7 (5, 8)

6 (4, 7)

0.008

APACHE II score

22 (17, 26)

21 (16, 27)

0.568

25 (21, 30)

25 (19, 32)

0.913

SOFA score

6 (5, 9)

6 (4, 10)

0.780

9 (7, 10)

9 (6,11)

0.772

Laboratory data

 White blood cells (×109/L)

14.5 (10.0, 18.3)

14.1 (10.2, 20.7)

0.921

18.4 (15.0, 21.5)

18.1 (13.1, 24.2)

0.630

 Neutrophils (×109/L)

12.8 (9.1, 16.8)

12.8 (8.9, 18.0)

0.935

16.1 (13.3, 19.8)

16.1 (11.0, 21.8)

0.669

 Platelets (× 109/L)

193.5 (155.3, 279.0)

181.0 (108.0, 257.0)

0.301

202.0 (84.3, 246.5)

148.5 (70.8, 234.0)

0.267

 C-reactive protein (mg/L)

120.0 (82, 120.0)

120.0 (89.0,120.0)

0.490

120.0 (86.8, 120.0)

120.0 (94.4, 120.0)

0.758

 Procalcitonin (ng/mL)

8.3 (2.6, 17.6)

2.6 (1.1, 9.6)

0.002

15.0 (4.9, 25.0)

4.9 (2.6, 13.5)

0.001

 Serum creatinine (μmol/L)

77.3 (56.2, 122.4)

119.0 (70.6, 225.1)

0.003

135.5 (67.3, 208.8)

140.7 (70.0, 275.7)

0.377

 D-dimer (μg/ml)

1.8 (0.7, 3.2)

1.2 (0.6, 2.1)

0.211

3.2 (1.6, 7.3)

2.1 (1.3, 4.7)

0.123

 PaO2/FiO2

111 (71, 176)

150 (86, 203)

0.035*

152 (117, 184)

179 (140, 217)

0.017*

 Mild, n (%)

5 (11.4)

17 (25.4)

0.062#

9 (19.6)

23 (33.8)

0.249#

 Moderate, n (%)

18 (40.9)

31 (46.3)

 

30 (65.2)

37 (54.4)

 

 Severe, n (%) 21 (47.7) 19 (28.4) 7 (15.2) 8 (11.8)

21 (47.7)

19 (28.4)

 

7 (15.2)

8 (11.8)

 

Treatments

 Glucocorticoid therapy, n (%)

16 (36.4)

15 (22.4)

0.108

6 (13.0)

14 (20.6)

0.299

 Immunoglobulin, n (%)

1 (2.3)

2 (3.0)

1.000

1 (2.2)

1 (1.5)

1.000

 Sedative therapy, n (%)

25 (56.8)

25 (37.3)

0.043

25 (54.3)

21 (30.9)

0.012

 Vasoactive agent therapy, n (%)

10 (22.7)

12 (17.9)

0.533

15 (32.6)

18 (26.5)

0.478

 CRRT, n (%)

3 (6.8)

9 (13.4)

0.432

7 (15.2)

14 (20.6)

0.468

 CVC, n (%)

19 (43.2)

26 (38.8)

0.646

36 (78.3)

44 (64.7)

0.121

 IMV, n (%)

34 (77.3)

31 (46.3)

0.001

32 (69.6)

25 (36.8)

0.001

 Length of IMV (days)

3 (2, 6)

3 (2, 10)

0.646

3 (2, 7)

3 (2, 8)

0.586

 Length of IMV ≥ 3 days, n (%)

21 (61.8)

19 (61.3)

0.969

22 (68.8)

18 (72.0)

0.790

 Mortality, n (%)

21 (47.7)

15 (22.4)

0.005

24 (52.2)

17 (25.0)

0.003

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, median (IQR), or n (%). P values comparing DVT and non-DVT groups were from a two-sample t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, χ2 test, or Fisher exact test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant
  2. *χ2 test comparing DVT and non-DVT groups
  3. #χ2 test comparing all subcategories
  4. Abbreviations: APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, BMI body mass index, CRRT continuous renal replacement therapy, CVC central venous catheterization, DVT deep venous thrombosis, FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen, ICU intensive care unit, IMV invasive mechanical ventilation, IQR interquartile range, LMWH low molecular weight heparin, mild 200 mmHg<PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 300 mmHg, moderate 100 mmHg<PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 200 mmHg, PaO2 partial pressure of arterial oxygen, SD standard deviation, severe, PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 100 mmHg, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, VTE venous thromboembolism