Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

N. of patients

102

27

27

20

11

7

10

Age (years)

62 ± 17

67 ± 8

69 ± 17

40 ± 9

58 ± 18

64 ± 14

69 ± 17

Surgery (min)

178 ± 95

166 ± 64

200 ± 111

121 ± 38

267 ± 106

297 ± 80

146 ± 103

Unscheduled (n)

5

-

2

-

-

-

3

APACHE II score

8.4 ± 4

9.1 ± 3

9.7 ± 4

4.7 ± 2

8.4 ± 5

9.0 ± 3

9.3 ± 4

EA activity

0,3 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.2

0.4 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.3

0.3 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.1

LOS ICU (days)

1 (1 to 2)

1 (1 to 2)

1 (1 to 4.7)

1 (1 to 1)

1 (1 to 1)

1 (1 to 1)

1 (1 to 2)

Mortality ICU (n)

3

-

2

-

-

-

-

LOS hosp (days)

8 (5–11)

8.5 (6–13)

10 (7–16)

4 (4–5)

8.0 (6–10)

12 (9–13)

6.5 (5–10)

Mortality hosp (n)

1

1

-

-

-

-

-