Table 2

Clinical outcomes in patients with pulmonary aspergillosis

Clinical outcomesNumber n (%)
Respiratory complicationsn=28 (40.6%)
 Hypoxic respiratory failure23 (33.3%)
 Pneumothorax10 (14.5%)
 Massive haemoptysis1 (1.4%)
 Bronchopleural fistula2 (2.89%)
 Empyema/lung abscess2 (2.89%)
Length of hospital stay (mean) days10.61±9.08
ICU admission18 (26.08%)
Intubation and mechanical ventilation17 (24.63%)
NIMV8 (11.59%)
Overall mortality14 (20.3%)
Mortality in ICU13 (72.22%)
  • ICU, intensive care unit; NIMV, non-invasive mechanical ventilation.