Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis for risk factors to moderate-severe dyspnea after 1 month and 12 months (P value).

From: Neuroleptics used in critical COVID associated with moderate-severe dyspnea after hospital discharge

Parameters

1 month

12 months

 

P

OR (CI95%)

P

OR (CI95%)

Female sex

0.39

1.47 (0.62–3.51)

0.16

2.40 (0.77–8.10)

Age

0.05

1.03 (1.00-1.08)

0.29

1.02 (0.97–1.08)

Charlson index

0.04

1.20 (1.01–1.47)

0.11

1.19 (0.96–1.49)

Frailty pre-COVID

0.52

1.13 (0.76–1.72)

0.14

1.48 (0.88–2.60)

Corticoids (quartiles)

< 0.01

1.80 (1.18–2.82)

0.47

1.18 (0.72–1.98)

Neuroleptics (quartiles)

< 0.01

1.94 (1.33–2.92)

0.48

1.20 (0.76–1.89)

Muscle blocker days

0.28

1.10 (0.96–1.28)

0.19

0.90 (0.73–1.07)

Fentanyl days

0.13

1.06 (0.99–1.15)

0.36

0.96 (0.86–1.05)

Midazolam days

0.36

1.04 (0.96–1.14)

0.46

0.96 (0.85–1.07)

Noradrenaline days

0.14

1.07 (1.00-1.17)

0.87

0.99 (0.88–1.10)

Time in mechanical ventilation

0.24

1.03 (0.99–1.08)

0.81

0.99 (0.93–1.05)

Length of stay in ICU

0.01

1.05 (1.01–1.10)

0.73

0.99 (0.94–1.03)

Length of stay in hospital

< 0.01

1.05 (1.02–1.09)

0.50

1.01 (0.97–1.04)

FVC (% of predicted) after 1 month from discharge

0.09

0.97 (0.94–1.01)

0,16

0.97 (0.93–1.01)

Dyspnea 1 month after discharge

Not applicable

Not applicable

< 0.01

4.19 (2.07–10.2)

Frailty 1 month after discharge

Not applicable

Not applicable

< 0.01

2.27 (1.29–4.42)

  1. ICU: Intensive care unit; OR: odds ratio; CI95%: Confidence intervals 95%; FVC: Forced vital capacity.