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Table 4 Univariate analysis of risk factors for CIP/CIM and prolonged mechanical ventilation

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

 

CIP/CIM Total population, n = 620

Prolonged mechanical ventilation Total population, n = 541

 

CIP/CIM n = 345

No CIP/CIM n = 275

p- value

Prolonged mechanical ventilation

No prolonged mechanical ventilation

p- value

Therapy

      

IIT total n (%)

220/345 (63.8)

232/275 (84.4)

< 0.0001

259/343 (75.5)

140/198 (70.7)

0.2

Baseline

      

Male/female sex, n (%)

239/345 (69.3)

171/275 (62.2)

0.06

242/343 (70.6)

118/198 (59.6)

0.009

Age, years (mean ± SD)

62 ± 14

63 ± 15

0.4

62 ± 14

64 ± 15

0.2

ICU type (MICU, %)

87/345 (25.2)

57/275 (20.7)

0.2

57/343 (16.6)

65/198 (32.8)

< 0.0001

Baseline APACHE II, median (IQR)

15 (11 to 22)

15 (11 to 22)

0.4

15 (12 to 22)

16 (11 to 23)

0.7

On admission blood glucose, mg/dl median (IQR)

137 (109 to 174)

139 (112 to 181)

0.5

139 (111 to 175)

139 (113 to 183)

0.6

On admission mechanical ventilation, total n (%)

298/306 (97.4)

237/247 (96.0)

0.3

332/341 (97.4)

185/194 (95.4)

0.2

Diagnostic group, total n (%) of the category

  

0.3

  

0.4

Abdominal/gastrointestinal/liver

39/71 (54.9)

32/71 (45.1)

 

45/67 (67.2)

22/67 (32.8)

 

Cardiovascular

91/171 (53.2)

80/171 (46.8)

 

111/165(67.3)

54/165 (32.7)

 

Cerebral/neurological

26/60 (43.3)

34/60 (56.7)

 

34/53 (64.2)

19/53 (35.8)

 

Haematological/oncologic/transplant

15/31 (48.4)

16/31 (51.6)

 

19/27 (70.4)

8/27 (29.6)

 

Other

42/73 (57.5)

31/173 (42.5)

 

38/70 (54.3)

32/70 (45.7)

 

Polytrauma

221/37 (59.5)

15/37 (40.5)

 

22/32 (68.8)

10/32 (31.2)

 

Respiratory/thoracic

85/136 (62.5)

51/136 (37.5)

 

74/127 (58.3)

53/127 (41.7)

 

History of diabetes, total n (%)

  

0.2

  

0.7

Insulin treated

21/317 (6.6)

16/254 (6.3)

 

25/343 (7.3)

11/198 (5.6)

 

Oral antidiabetic treatment and/or diet

22/317 (6.9)

20/254 (7.9)

 

24/343 (7.0)

15/198 (7.6)

 

Known risk factors

      

Treatment with noradrenaline

      

   Treated patients, total n (%)

232/301 (77.1)

197/240 (82.1)

0.2

289/343 (84.3)

129/198 (65.2)

< 0.0001

   Number of days treatment, median (IQR)

7(1 to 15)

6(2 to 13)

0.4

8 (3 to 13)

3 (0 to 6)

< 0.0001

Treatment with aminoglycosides

      

   Treated patients, total n (%)

76/301 (25.2)

51/240 (21.3)

0.3

77/343 (22.4)

29/198 (14.6)

0.03

   Number of days treatment, median (IQR)

0 (0 to 1)

0 (0 to 0)

0.5

0 (0 to 0)

0 (0 to 0)

0.1

Treatment with glucocorticoids

      

   Treated patients, total n (%)

165/301 (54.8)

129/240(53.8)

0.8

163/343 (47.5)

100/198 (50.5)

0.5

   Number of days treatment, median (IQR)

1 (0 to 12)

1 (0 to 10)

0.4

0 (0 to 8)

1 (0 to 7)

0.9

Cumulative dose up to time t

250 (0 to 2500)

300(0 to 2500)

0.8

0 (0 to 1398)

31 (0 to 1140)

0.9

Treatment with NMBA

      

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

2 (1 to 4)

1 (0 to 4)

0.06

2 (1 to 3)

1 (0 to 2)

< 0.0001

   Patients treated prolonged (≥ 3d bolus or drip) total n (%)

95/301 (31.6)

71/240(29.6)

0.6

262/343 (76.4))

107/198 (54.0)

< 0.0001

Dialysis

      

   yes

118/301 (39.2)

72/240 (30.0)

0.03

126/343 (36.7)

37/198 (18.7)

< 0.0001

   n days, median (IQR)

0 (0 to 10)

0 (0 to 5)

0.05

0 (0 to 6)

0 (0 to 0)

0.0001

Bacteraemia, yes, total n (%)

113/301 (37.5)

76/240 (31.7)

0.2

92/343 (26.8)

32/198 (16.2)

0.004

Time to diagnosis, d median (IQR)

22 (14 to 33)

18 (11 to 27)

0.000 7

-

-

-

Diagnosis of CIP/CIM during ICU stay, total n (%)

-

-

-

207/343 (60.4)

94/198 (47.5)

0.004

  1. APACHE = acute physiology and health evaluation; CIM = critical illness myopathy; CIP = critical illness polyneuropathy; IIT = intensive insulin therapy; IQR = interquartile range; MICU = medical intensive care unit; NMBA = neuromuscular blocking agent; SD = standard deviation.