Table 1 Characteristics of patients on admission
From: Complicated infective endocarditis necessitating ICU admission: clinical course and prognosis
Male/female | 26/7 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 59.1 ± 12.7 (28–79) |
APACHE III score (points) | 75 ± 31 (31–150) |
Temperature (°C) | 37.2 ± 1.3 (34.4–39.7) |
Platelets (×109/l) | 148 ± 101 (32–395) |
WBC (×109/l) | 16.8 ± 9.3 (3.3–48.0) |
Heart rate (bpm) | 106 ± 24 (30–150) |
C-reactive protein (mg/dl) | 11.1 ± 7.4 (0.5–29.2) |
Glasgow coma score | 12 ± 3 (3–15) |
Illness duration (days) | 22 ± 26 (0–109) |
AV-block II or III | 6 (18) |
Acute renal failure | 13 (39) |
Multiorgan failure | 21 (64) |