Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in 267 Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong

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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in 267 Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong

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Table 1. Demographic and Epidemiologic Characteristics of 267 Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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Table 2. Symptoms and Vital Signs at Presentation in 267 Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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Table 3. Laboratory Findings in 267 Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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Figure 1. Survival curve in 267 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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Table 4. Univariate Analysis of Association between Clinical and Laboratory Variables and Mortality

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Table 5. Independent Predictors of Mortality by Multivariate Cox Regression

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Figure 2. Survival curves in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome according to mortality predictors.Top. Patients older than 60 years of age compared with those 60 years of age or younger. Bottom. Patients who had serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels greater than 3.8 µkat/L at presentation compared with those who had levels of 3.8 µkat/L or less.