Table 1 Characteristics of the 31 critically ill patients evaluated for fluid dynamics and body-composition assessment
From: The consequences of sudden fluid shifts on body composition in critically ill patients
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Demographics and health status | |
Age, years (±SD) | 62.4 ± 19.5 |
Male gender, number (%) | 19 (61.2) |
SAPS II at ICU admission (±SD) | 60.0 ± 19.5 |
Weight at ICU admission, kg (±SD) | 64.8 ± 10.5 |
Height, cm (±SD) | 167 ± 11.1 |
Body mass index at ICU admission, kg/m2 (±SD) | 23.9 ± 3.8 |
Malnourished at ICU admission, number (%) | 4 (12.9) |
ICU stay | |
Reason for ICU admission, number (%) | |
Septic shock | 16 (51.6) |
Cardiogenic shock | 7 (22.6) |
Neurological failure | 5 (16.1) |
Postoperative complications | 3 (9.7) |
Day of body composition assessment | |
Length of ICU stay before measurements, days (±SD) | 7.9 ± 4.7 |
Mechanical ventilation, number (%) | 18 (58.1) |
Vasopressors, number (%) | 0 |
Body temperature, °C (±SD) | 37.0 ± 0.4 |
Hemodialysis | |
Ultrafiltration, L (±SD) | -3.8 ± 0.8 |
Dialysate sodium concentration, mmol/L (±SD) | 143.0 ± 3.5 |
Dialysate temperature, °C (±SD) | 36.4 ± 0.5 |
Pre-dialysis plasma sodium concentration, mmol/L (±SD) | 137.8 ± 4.3 |
Post-dialysis plasma sodium concentration, mmol/L (±SD) | 140.8 ± 3.1 |
Intradialytic sodium gradient (±SD) | 5.1 ± 2.7 |
Intradialytic sodium balance, mmol (±SD) | -323 ± 242 |
Pre-dialysis plasma creatinine concentration, μmol/L (±SD) | 427.2 ± 211.8 |
Post-dialysis plasma creatinine concentration, μmol/L (±SD) | 240.4 ± 119.5 |
Pre-dialysis plasma osmolality, mmol/kg (±SD) | 301.5 ± 13.3 |
Post-dialysis plasma osmolality, mmol/kg (±SD) | 297.3 ± 7.3 |