|
Past medical history, no. (%)
| |
|
Acute pulmonary edema
|
27 (29)
|
|
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
|
27 (29)
|
|
Ischemic heart disease
|
21 (23)
|
|
Home oxygen
|
16 (17)
|
|
Clinical data at admission, median (IQR)
| |
|
Heart rate - beats/min.
|
94 (80-110)
|
|
Systolic blood pressure - mm Hg
|
122 (106-144)
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure - mm Hg
|
69 (60-78)
|
|
Respiratory rate - breaths/min.
|
24 (19-28)
|
|
Glasgow coma scale
|
15 (14-15)
|
|
Temperature - ∘C
|
37.0 (36.2-37.6)
|
|
Laboratory values, median (IQR)
| |
|
PaCO 2 - mm Hg
|
46.2 (37.6-66.8)
|
|
PtCO 2 - mm Hg
|
47.2 (42.1-60.0)
|
|
PaO 2 - mm Hg
|
73.5 (63.0-89.0)
|
|
pH
|
7.37 (7.30-7.43)
|
|
HCO 3 - mEq/L
|
26.0 (22.8-29.7)
|
|
Base excess - mmol/L
|
1.9 (-1.9-5.8)
|
|
Lactate - mmol/L
|
1.3 (0.7-2.2)
|
|
Hemoglobin - g/dL
|
12.3 (10.9-13.8)
|
|
White blood cells - G/L
|
12.4 (7.9-15.5)
|
|
C-reactive protein
|
41 (8-122)
|
|
Glycemia - g/L
|
1.4 (1.2-1.7)
|
|
Brain natriuretic peptide - ng/L
|
1704 (579-6200)
|
|
Diagnosis, no. (%)
| |
|
Heart failure
|
25 (27)
|
|
COPD
|
14 (15)
|
|
Pneumonia
|
42 (46)
|
|
Pulmonary embolism
|
5 (5)
|
|
Outcome, no. (%)
| |
|
Noninvasive ventilation required
|
41 (45)
|
|
Intubation required
|
4 (4)
|
|
Admitted to hospital
|
61 (66)
|
|
Admitted to ICU
|
19 (21)
|
|
Discharged from ED
|
10 (11)
|
|
Death at the ED
|
2 (2)
|
|
Inpatient mortality
|
9 (10)
|
