The arterial blood pressure associated with terminal cardiovascular collapse in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Arterial blood pressures at terminal cardiovascular collapse

	Systolic arterial blood pressure			Mean arterial blood pressure			Diastolic arterial blood pressure
	(Total population, 47 ± 17)			(Total population, 35 ± 11)			(Total population, 29 ± 9)
Pre-defined risk factors	Risk factor	No risk factor	P -value	Risk factor	No risk factor	P -value	Risk factor	No risk factor	P -value
Age >65 yr (n = 103)	47 ± 17	47 ± 18	0.99	35 ± 11	34 ± 12	0.64	29 ± 9	28 ± 10	0.61
Age >75 yr (n = 66)	50 ± 17	45 ± 17	0.06	37 ± 10	33 ± 11	0.05	30 ± 9	28 ± 10	0.16
Cardiac surgery (n = 10)	51 ± 19	47 ± 17	0.53	35 ± 12	35 ± 11	0.95	27 ± 11	29 ± 9	0.69
Chronic arterial hypertension (n = 78)	49 ± 17	45 ± 17	0.12	36 ± 11	33 ± 10	0.18	29 ± 10	28 ± 9	0.29
Congestive heart failure (n = 27)	53 ± 20	46 ± 16	0.06	39 ± 13	34 ± 10	0.04^a	31 ± 12	28 ± 8	0.17
Coronary artery disease (n = 57)	48 ± 18	47 ± 17	0.76	36 ± 12	34 ± 10	0.34	30 ± 10	28 ± 8	0.27
Diabetes mellitus (n = 26)	47 ± 17	48 ± 17	0.81	35 ± 11	35 ± 11	0.98	29 ± 9	28 ± 9	0.71
Left main stem stenosis (n = 23)	53 ± 16	46 ± 17	0.08	39 ± 11	34 ± 11	0.03^a	32 ± 10	28 ± 9	0.07
PAOD^b (n = 15)	43 ± 17	48 ± 17	0.34	33 ± 10	35 ± 11	0.63	27 ± 8	29 ± 9	0.62
Acute right heart failure (n = 22)	53 ± 20	46 ± 16	0.1	39 ± 13	34 ± 10	0.03^a	32 ± 11	28 ± 9	0.06
Sepsis (n = 34)	42 ± 12	49 ± 18	0.005^a	30 ± 8	36 ± 11	0.001^a	25 ± 8	30 ± 9	0.02^a
Severe aortic stenosis (n = 3)	60 ± 20	47 ± 17	0.2	46 ± 12	34 ± 11	0.08	36 ± 10	28 ± 9	0.16
Shock (n = 87)	48 ± 17	47 ± 17	0.73	35 ± 11	34 ± 10	0.36	29 ± 10	27 ± 8	0.14

^aSignificant difference. ^bPAOD, Peripheral arterial occlusive disease. All units are millimeters of mercury. Data are presented as mean values ± SD, if not indicated otherwise.

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