Table 2 Demographics and outcomes of patients who received HFNO/CPAP, categorised by those who were treated with a single device and those who were treated with a combination of devices
Treatment with single device | Treatment with combination of devices | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Total | Number | 32 | 11 |
Sex | Male | 11 (34%) | 7 (64%) |
Female | 21 (66%) | 4 (36%) | |
Age (years) | Range | 28–91 | 41–77 |
Median | 58 | 55 | |
Duration on CPAP (days) | Range | 1–12 | 4–18 |
Mean | 6 | 9 | |
Median | 6 | 9 | |
Outcome at hospital discharge | Died | 13 (41%) | 8 (73%) |
Discharged | 17 (53%) | 2 (18%) | |
Referred | 2 (6%) | 1 (9%) | |