Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 119)
From: Hemodynamic variables and mortality in cardiogenic shock: a retrospective cohort study
Age (years) | 67 ± 14 |
Male sex (%) | 71 (59.7) |
Premorbidities (%) | |
Chronic arterial hypertension | 41 (34.5) |
Coronary heart disease | 60 (50.4) |
Congestive heart failure | 37 (31.1) |
Chronic atrial fibrillation | 13 (10.9) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 16 (13.4) |
Chronic renal insufficiency | 33 (27.7) |
Chronic liver disease | 22 (18.5) |
Neoplasm | 5 (4.2) |
Obesity/metabolic syndrome | 27 (22.7) |
Cause of shock (%) | |
Acute coronary syndrome | 76 (63.9) |
Decompensation of chronic cardiomyopathy | 30 (25.2) |
Cardiomyopathy of unknown etiology | 6 (5) |
Acute viral myocarditis | 3 (2.5) |
Acute arrhythmia | 1 (0.8) |
Mechanical complication | 3 (2.5) |
Source of admission (%) | |
Emergency department | 37 (31.1) |
Other hospital | 46 (38.7) |
Other intensive care unit | 23 (19.7) |
Hospital ward | 13 (10.9) |
Sequential organ failure assessment | 10.8 ± 3.1 |
Simplified acute physiology score II | 52 ± 17 |
Need for mechanical ventilation (%) | 98 (82.4) |
Invasive mechanical ventilation | 92 (77.3) |
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation | 6 (5) |
Need for renal replacement therapy (%) | 22 (18.5) |
Intra-aortic balloon pump (%) | 45 (37.8) |
Need for ventricular assist device* (%) | 14 (11.8) |
Intensive care unit length of stay (days) | 7.2 ± 8.7 |