Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and outcomes
On ICU admission | At the time of CEUS study | Outcomes | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient number | Age, years | Main diagnosis | Chronic kidney disease | Diabetes | Hypertension | APACHE-III score | Mechanical ventilation | RIFLE | NA dosage (μg/minute) | Time on NA (hrs) | Other inotropes | ACE Inh < 48 h | Diuretics < 48 hrs | ICU LOS, days | RIFLE | RRT | Death |
1 | 51 | Septic shock | No | No | No | 65 | Yes | R | 13 | 46 | Milrinone | No | No | 6 | F | No | No |
2 | 64 | Septic shock | No | Yes | No | 47 | No | - | 6 | 20 | No | Yes | Yes | 5 | R | No | No |
3 | 30 | Septic shock | No | No | No | 18 | Yes | - | 3.5 | 6 | No | No | No | 4 | I | No | No |
4 | 71 | Septic shock | No | No | No | 57 | No | R | 4 | 26 | No | No | No | 2 | I | No | No |
5 | 84 | Septic shock | No | No | Yes | 73 | Yes | R | 14 | 52 | No | No | Yes | 10 | R | No | Yes |
6 | 42 | Status epilepticus | No | No | No | 24 | Yes | R | 10 | 48 | No | No | Yes | 12 | R | No | No |
7 | 68 | Septic shock | No | Yes | Yes | 60 | No | - | 2 | 17 | No | No | No | 3 | - | No | No |
8 | 63 | Septic shock | No | No | No | 61 | Yes | I | 15 | 19 | No | No | No | 4 | I | No | No |
9 | 32 | Septic shock | No | No | No | 56 | No | - | 11 | 5 | No | No | No | 2 | R | No | No |
10 | 71 | Septic shock | No | No | Yes | 44 | No | F | 10 | 21 | No | No | No | 2 | F | No | Yes |
11 | 62 | Septic shock | No | No | No | 80 | No | I | 16 | 8 | Vasopressin | No | No | 7 | I | No | No |
12 | 65 | Cardiogenic shock | No | No | No | 75 | Yes | - | 8 | 16 | No | No | Yes | 4 | - | No | No |