Table 1 Characteristics of the study patients
From: Plasma cell-free DNA in patients needing mechanical ventilation
All patients N = 580 | Postoperative patients N = 229 | Non-operative patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Infection N = 124 | No infection N = 227 | |||
Age | 61 (51, 74) | 69 (56, 76) | 63 (55, 73) | 62 (48, 74) |
Male, n (%) | 382 (66) | 150 (66) | 85 (69) | 147 (65) |
SAPS II | 42 (30, 55) | 33 (26, 46) | 42 (34, 54) | 51 (36, 63) |
SOFA at 24 hours | 8 (5, 10) | 7 (5, 9) | 7 (5, 10) | 8 (6, 10) |
Max SOFA total | 9 (6,12) | 9 (6, 11) | 10 (6, 14) | 9 (6, 12) |
Invasive ventilation, days | 2 (1, 4) | 2 (1, 4) | 2 (0, 5) | 2 (1, 4) |
Length of stay, ICU, days | 3.2 (1.7, 6.8) | 2.9 (1.7, 7.1) | 5.0 (2.6, 7.7) | 2.7 (1.6, 5.8) |
Hospital mortality, n (%) | 134 (23) | 33 (14) | 37 (30) | 64 (28) |
90-day mortality, n (%) | 169 (29) | 44 (19) | 44 (36) | 81 (36) |