Table 2 Matching criteria and clinical characteristics of the study population
Cases | Control patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Parameter | (n = 36) | (n = 36) | P |
Matching criteria | |||
Primary diagnosis | 0.99 | ||
Septic shock [n (%)] | 12 (33) | 12 (33) | |
Postoperative bleeding, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, trauma [n (%)] | 14 (39) | 13 (36) | |
Acute respiratory failure [n (%)] | 3 (8) | 3 (8) | |
Complication during post partum [n (%)] | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | |
Cardiac failure [n (%)] | 1 (3) | 2 (6) | |
Miscellaneous [n (%)]* | 4 (11) | 4 (11) | |
Duration of stay in ICU (days) | 8.3± 8.4 | 6.5± 6.4 | 0.29 |
APACHE II score (points) | 22.7± 8.6 | 20.9± 8.3 | 0.35 |
Age (years) | 60.7± 19.1 | 60.6± 17.4 | 0.97 |
Characteristics | |||
Sex (male/female) | 20/16 | 22/14 | 0.63 |
Severity of underlying disease | 0.81 | ||
Fatal or ultimately fatal [n (%)] | 19 (53) | 18 (50) | |
Nonfatal [n (%)] | 17 (47) | 18 (50) | |
Previous health status | 0.80 | ||
No functional or moderate limitation [n (%)] | 25 (69) | 26 (72) | |
Serious limitation or bedridden or institutionalized [n (%)] | 11 (31) | 10 (28) | |
SAPS II score (points) | 49.7 ± 18.9 | 46.7 ± 21.9 | 0.54 |
Expected mortality (%)† | 46.0 | 39.1 | – |
ODIN model on admission | – | ||
Cardiac failure [n (%)] | 22 (61) | 21 (58) | |
Respiratory failure [n (%)] | 30 (83) | 30 (83) | |
Haematologic failure [n (%)] | 20 (55) | 13 (36) | |
Neurologic failure [n (%)] | 6 (17) | 10 (28) | |
Hepatic failure [n (%)] | 1 (3) | 2 (5) | |
Presence of infection [n (%)] | 19 (53) | 16 (44) | |
Total no. of organ system failure | 2.8 ± 1.2 | 2.9 ± 1.2 | 0.60 |