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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and outcome

From: No agreement of mixed venous and central venous saturation in sepsis, independent of sepsis origin

Variable

Total population

(n= 53)

Splanchnic group

(n= 25)

Non-splanchnic group

(n= 28)

P valuea

Age, years

66 ± 12

66 ± 12

66 ± 13

0.46

Central venous pressure, mm Hg

12 ± 6

11 ± 5

14 ± 6

0.06

Mean arterial pressure, mm Hg

66 ± 10

65 ± 12

66 ± 9

0.65

ScvO2, percentage

72.0 ± 10.0

73.7 ± 10.5

70.6 ± 9.6

0.29

SvO2, percentage

71.8 ± 10.6

75.2 ± 9.9

68.6 ± 10.5

0.03b

Lactate, mmol/L

3.5 ± 3.5

3.8 ± 3.8

3.5 ± 3.2

0.33

Arterial pH

7.30 ± 0.10

7.29 ± 0.10

7.29 ± 0.12

0.43

Hematocrit, percentage

30.1 ± 5.7

30.2 ± 6.1

32.1 ± 5.7

0.59

APACHE II score

26.6 ± 7.6

25.3 ± 7.3

28.7 ± 7.8

0.24

Hospital mortality, percentage

26.5

29.2

24.0

0.56

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated. aSplanchnic group versus non-splanchnic group. bStatistically significant difference. APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ScvO2, central venous oxygen saturation; SvO2, mixed venous oxygen saturation.