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Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics

From: Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels at admission as predictors of duration of acute brain dysfunction in critically ill patients

Variable*

N= 88

Age (years)

60 (49, 66)

Males

50%

APACHE II

28 (24, 32)

SOFA score

9 (8, 12)

Sepsis

68%

Brain dysfunction at enrollment

 

   Coma

53%

   Delirium

30%

Baseline RASS score

 

   -4 or -5

52%

   -3 or -2

27%

   -1 to +1

21%

Baseline procalcitonin level (ng/ml)

1.53 (0.43, 6.74)

Baseline CRP level (ng/ml)

196 (107, 282)

Ever on vasoactive agents

55%

Duration of vasoactive agent use

1 (0, 3)

Days on mechanical ventilation

5.6 (3.2, 12.3)

ICU length of stay

9.2 (5.2, 17.4)

Hospital length of stay

15.6 (7.9, 23.5)

28-day mortality

26%

  1. *Median (interquartile range) unless specified.
  2. Abbreviations: APACHE II, Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation II; CRP, C-reactive protein; RASS, Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Score.
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