Table 1 Patient characteristics, medical history and reason for instrumentation with PiCCO monitoring system^a

Patients, n

73

Mean age, yr ± SD

63 ± 13; (range, 21 to 82)

Sex (males/females)

53/20

Weight, kg ± SD

79 ± 14

Height, cm ± SD

175 ± 8

APACHE II score

24 (range, 7 to 45)

Medical history, n

   None

6

   Arterial hypertension

35

   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

9

   Coronary heart disease

7

   Diabetes

12

   Renal insufficiency

11

Reason for hemodynamic monitoring, n

   Hypovolemia (major surgery)

19

   Hypovolemia (major trauma)

5

   Peritonitis

15

   Pneumonia

7

   Resuscitated from cardiac arrest

5

   Septic shock

22