Table 2 Patient populations 1 and 2 (both coming from a surgical intensive care unit (ICU)) showing characteristics of both surgical ICU patient groups
Variable | Patient group 1 | Patient group 2 |
|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 41 | 52 |
Male sex, no. (%) | 27 (65.8) | 29 (55.8) |
Age, years (SD) | 59.8 (17.6) | 65.2 (16.1) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 (SD) | 27.0 (5.2) | 25.1 (4.7) |
Reason for intensive care, no. (%): | Â | Â |
Cardiac surgery, type 1 | 11 (26.8) | 32 (61.5) |
Non-cardiac indication: | 30 (73.2) | 20 (38.5) |
Multiple trauma or severe burns, type 2 | 7 (17.1) | 0 (0) |
Neurologic disease, cerebral trauma, or complicated brain surgery, type 3 | 4 (9.8) | 2 (3.9) |
Complicated lung or esophageal thoracic surgery, respiratory insufficiency, or both, type 4 | 7 (17.1) | 5 (9.6) |
Complicated abdominal surgery or peritonitis, type 5 | 5 (12.2) | 10 (19.2) |
Transplantation, type 6 | 3 (7.3) | 2 (3.9) |
Complicated vascular surgery, type 7 | 2 (4.9) | 0 (0) |
Other, type 8 | 2 (4.9) | 1 (1.9) |
APACHE II score (first 24 h) (SD) | 11 (6) | 16 (4) |
Mean BG – mg/dl (SD): | 108 (37) | 104 (29) |
Minimal BG, mg/dl | 37 | 37 |
Maximal BG, mg/dl | 379 | 307 |