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Table 1 Baseline data for all patients, patients with strength assessed at ICU discharge and patients without ICU-acquired weakness at ICU discharge

From: Early mobilization and recovery in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU: a bi-national, multi-centre, prospective cohort study

Baseline data

Total

Patients with strength assessed at ICU discharge

Patients without ICU-acquired weakness at ICU discharge

( n = 192)

( n = 94)

( n = 46)

Age (years)

58.0 ± 15.8

57.3 ± 15.5

57.1 ± 16.1

Male

117 (61%)

57 (61%)

29 (63%)

Previously walking independently

192 (100)

94 (100)

46 (100)

Weight (kg)

85.1 ± 25.2

82.5 ± 18.2

81.7 ± 16.4

APACHE II score

19.1 ± 7.6

19.5 ± 7.2

19.2 ± 6.9

Vasoactive drugs

127 (68%)

57 (62%)

29 (63%)

Time from ICU admission to enrolment (days)

2(1 to 2)

2 (1 to 2)

2 (1 to 2)

Functional co-morbidity index

1 (1 to 2)

1 (1 to 2)

1 (1 to 2)

Principal diagnoses

59 (31%)

28 (30%)

13 (28%)

Cardiac or cardiothoracic

40 (20%)

18 (19%)

10 (22%)

Respiratory

34 (18%)

16 (17%)

7 (15%)

Gastrointestinal

28 (15%)

13 (14%)

6 (13%)

Sepsis

31 (16%)

19 (20%)

10 (22%)

Other

   
  1. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation, number (percentage) or median (interquartile range). APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation.