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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of critically ill patients randomly assigned to the EMS group or the control group (mean ± SD)

From: Electrical muscle stimulation preserves the muscle mass of critically ill patients: a randomized study

 

EMS group

Control group

P

Age (years)

59 ± 23

56 ± 19

NS

Gender (male/female)

6/7

8/5

 

APACHE II admission

19 ± 3

18 ± 6

NS

SOFA admission

10 ± 3

8 ± 3

NS

SAPS 3 admission

66 ± 9

61 ± 14

NS

Mechanical ventilation (days, n)

9 ± 2 (4-10), 13

9 ± 3 (6-10), 12

 

Reasons of ICU admission (n)

   

Sepsis

5

5

 

Trauma

4

3

 

Neurologic (including cerebrovascular)

2

4

 

Other

2

1

 

Sedation (days, n)

5 ± 4, 9

6 ± 4, 11

 

Vasopressors (days, n)

5 ± 4, 10

5 ± 4, 10

 

Hyperglycemia (days, n)

4 ± 3, 11

4 ± 3,10

 

Glucocorticoids (n)

4

4

 

Neuromuscular blockers (n)

2

2

 

Aminoglycosides (n)

6

7

 

Sepsis developed (n)

9

10

 

Hyperglycemia was defined as blood glucose level >140 mg/dl

   
  1. Numbers in brackets signify range of values.
  2. APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; EMS = electrical muscle stimulation; ICU = intensive care unit; NS = not significant; SAPS = Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SD = standard deviation; SOFA = Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.