Table 3 Baseline patient characteristics
From: Comparison of different pain scoring systems in critically ill patients in a general ICU
Number of patients | 113 |
|---|---|
Age, years | 66 ± 15a |
Male gender, number | 78 (69%) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.6 ± 4.7a |
Diagnostic categories, number | |
Cardiothoracic surgery | 83 (73%) |
Non-cardiothoracic surgery | 30 (27%) |
Mechanical ventilation, number | |
None | 56 (50%) |
Pressure-support | 36 (32%) |
Volume-controlled | 21 (19%) |
Median Ramsay Scale score (range) | 2.0 (1.0–5.0) |