|
Age (years)
|
67.5 (27.0-85.0)
|
68.0 (46.0-90.0)
|
0.99
|
|
SAPS II
|
51.0 (18.0-109.0)
|
55.0 (24.0-91.0)
|
0.56
|
|
Gender, male (n (%))
|
44 (84.6)
|
36 (87.8)
|
0.66
|
|
Hospitalization prior to ICU admission (n (%))
|
31 (59.6)
|
33 (80.5)
|
0.03
|
|
Underlying disease(s)
|
|
COPD (n (%))
|
10 (19.2)
|
14 (34.1)
|
0.10
|
|
Chronic renal failure (n (%))
|
6 (11.8)
|
4 (9.7)
|
0.76
|
|
Chronic cardiac disease (n (%))
|
37 (72.5)
|
28 (68.3)
|
0.66
|
|
Diabetes mellitus (n (%))
|
20 (39.2)
|
9 (21.9)
|
0.07
|
|
Cirrhosis (n (%))
|
0 (0.0)
|
2 (4.9)
|
0.11
|
|
Immunosuppression (excepting steroids) (n (%))
|
2 (4.9)
|
2 (3.9)
|
0.82
|
|
Steroids (n (%))
|
5 (9.8)
|
3 (7.3)
|
0.67
|
|
Cancer (n (%))
|
6 (11.8)
|
4 (9.8)
|
0.76
|
|
Nursing-home resident (n (%))
|
1 (1.9)
|
1 (2.4)
|
0.86
|
|
Main admission diagnosis
| | |
0.20
|
|
Respiratory distress (n (%))
|
22 (42.3)
|
11 (26.8)
|
0.12
|
|
Extrapulmonary sepsis (n (%))
|
15 (28.8)
|
18 (43.9)
|
0.13
|
|
Neurologic failure (n (%))
|
4 (7.7)
|
6 (14.6)
|
0.28
|
|
Abdominal surgery (n (%))
|
0 (0.0)
|
2 (4.9)
|
0.11
|
|
Miscellaneous (n (%))
|
11 (21.1)
|
4 (9.8)
|
0.14
|
|
Renal failure on admission (Yes (%))
|
29 (55.8)
|
21 (51.2)
|
0.66
|
|
Nasogastric tube (Yes (%))
|
52 (100)
|
39 (95.1)
|
0.11
|
