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Table 2 incidence known risk factors for CIP/CIM, occurring during ICU stay

From: Benefits of intensive insulin therapy on neuromuscular complications in routine daily critical care practice: a retrospective study

 

Total population n = 620

Surgical ICU n = 476

Medical ICU n = 144

 

Before IIT n = 168

After IIT n = 452

p- value

Before IIT n = 62

After IIT n = 414

p-value

Before IIT n = 106

After IIT n = 38

p-value

Treatment with noradrenaline

         

   Treated patients, total n (%)

84/142 (59.2)

345/399 (86.5)

< 0.0001

37/53 (69.8)

319/366 (87.2)

< 0.0001

47/89 (52.8)

26/33 (78.8)

0.007

   Number of days treatment, median (IQR)

2(0 to 9)

8 (3 to 16)

< 0.0001

6(0 to 15)

9(4 to 17)

0.03

1(0 to 6)

9(4 to 17)

0.03

Treatment with aminoglycosides

         

   Treated patients, total n (%)

45/142 (31.7)

82/399 (20.6)

0.007

14/53 (26.4)

76/366 (20.8)

0.3

31/89 (34.8)

6/33 (18.2)

0.08

   Number of days treatment, median (IQR)

0 (0 to 1)

0 (0 to 0)

0.08

0 (0 to 1)

0 (0 to 0)

0.5

0 (0 to 1)

0 (0 to 0)

0.2

Treatment with glucocorticoids

         

   Treated patients, total n (%)

93/142 (65.5)

201/399 (50.4)

0.002

30/53 (56.6)

177/366 (48.4)

0.3

63/89 (70.8)

24/33 (72.7)

0.04

   Number of days treatment, median (IQR)

4.5 (0 to 12)

1 (0 to 11)

0.02

1(0 to 12)

0(0 to 11)

0.6

6(0 to 12)

5(0 to 11)

0.6

   Cumulative dose hydrocortisone equivalent mg (IQR)

945 (0 to 4350)

50 (0 to 2100)

0.001

300 (0 to 3009)

0 (0 to 1725)

0.3

1125 (0 to 5181)

833 (0 to 2695)

0.3

Treatment with NMBA

         

   Treated patients prolonged (min 3d bolus or drip) total n (%)

37/142 (26.1)

129/399 (32.3)

0.2

15/53 (28.3)

121/366 (33.1)

0.5

22/89 (24.7)

8/33 (24.2)

0.9

   Number of days treatment at least 1 bolus or drip, median (IQR)

1 (0 to 3)

2 (1 to 4)

0.006

2 (0 to 4)

2 (1 to 4)

0.6

1 (0 to 3)

1 (0 to 2)

0.8

Dialysis,

         

   Yes

41/142 (28.9)

149/399 (37.3)

0.07

18/53 (34.0)

142/366 (38.8)

0.5

23/89 (25.8)

7/33 (21.2)

0.6

   d, median (IQR)

0 (0 to 3)

0 (0 to 9)

0.06

0 (0 to 9)

0 (0 to 11)

0.6

0 (0 to 1)

0 (0 to 0)

0.7

Bacteraemia, yes, total n (%)

54/142 (38.0)

135/399 (33.8)

0.4

24/53 (45.3)

119/366 (32.5)

0.07

30/89 (33.7)

16/33 (48.5)

0.1

Time to diagnosis, days median (IQR)

18 (12 to 28)

21 (13 to 32)

0.01

21 (15 to 34)

22 (14 to 32)

0.7

15 (9 to 25)

12 (8 to 18)

0.2

  1. CIM = critical illness myopathy; CIP = critical illness polyneuropathy; IIT = intensive insulin therapy; IQR = interquartile range; ICU = intensive car unit; n = number; NMBA = neuromuscular blocking agent.