Association between increased mortality and bronchial fibroscopy in intensive care units and intermediate care units during COPD exacerbations: an analysis of the 2014 and 2015 National French Medical-based Information System Databases (PMSI)

Table 2 Patient characteristics after propensity score matching

Patient characteritics	Without fibroscopy n = 2103	Fibroscopy n = 2103	p
Median age (years)	68 [59 ; 77]	67 [59 ; 76]	0.374
Male sex	1590 (75.61%)	1555 (73.94%)	0.214
Median SAPS 2	27 [0 ; 43]	28 [0 ; 45]	0.194
ICU admission	1756 (83.50%)	1735 (82.50%)	0.389
Bronchial tumour	152 (7.23%)	176 (8.37%)	0.167
Deaths	408 (19.40%)	623 (29.62%)	< 0.001
MLS (days)	14 [8 ; 23]	24 [14 ; 40]	< 0.001

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