| Overall | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Retrospective | SPRINT | P value | ||
Total patients | 413 | Â | 371 | Â | Â |
Age, years | 64 (53–74) |  | 65 (49–74) |  | 0.53 |
Percentage of males | 59.1% | Â | 63.6% | Â | 0.19 |
APACHE II score | 18 (15–23) |  | 18 (15–24) |  | 0.50 |
APACHE II risk of death | 28.5% (14.2%-49.7%) | Â | 25.7% (13.1%-49.4%) | Â | 0.39 |
Diabetic history | 71 (17.2%) | Â | 62 (16.7%) | Â | 0.86 |
APACHE III diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Operative | Number of patients | Percentage | Number of patients | Percentage | P value |
   Cardiovascular | 99 | 24% | 76 | 20% | 0.24 |
   Respiratory | 10 | 2% | 9 | 2% | 1.00 |
   Gastrointestinal | 53 | 13% | 60 | 16% | 0.18 |
   Neurological | 9 | 2% | 7 | 2% | 0.77 |
   Trauma | 8 | 2% | 14 | 4% | 0.12 |
   Other (renal, metabolic, orthopaedic) | 4 | 1% | 4 | 1% | 0.88 |
Non-operative | Number of patients | Percentage | Number of patients | Percentage | P value |
   Cardiovascular | 41 | 10% | 39 | 11% | 0.79 |
   Respiratory | 77 | 19% | 66 | 18% | 0.76 |
   Gastrointestinal | 7 | 2% | 10 | 3% | 0.34 |
   Neurological | 33 | 8% | 20 | 5% | 0.15 |
   Trauma | 29 | 7% | 32 | 9% | 0.40 |
   Sepsis | 29 | 7% | 17 | 5% | 0.15 |
   Other (renal, metabolic, orthopaedic) | 14 | 3% | 17 | 5% | 0.39 |