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Table 1 Patients demographic characteristics

From: Effects of earplugs and eye masks combined with relaxing music on sleep, melatonin and cortisol levels in ICU patients: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

Control group (n = 25)

Intervention group (n = 20)

P - value

Age, years, mean ± SD

56.8 ± 11.2

56.6 ± 11

0.97

Gender, number of patients

  

0.5

Male

16

11

 

Female

9

9

 

Weight, kg, mean ± SD

61.6 ± 11.7

60.5 ± 12.9

0.6

Surgery, number of patients

   

CABG

4

3

0.94

Cardiac value replacement

17

13

 

Congenital heart disease

4

4

 

Operative time, hours, mean ± SD

3.3 ± 1.2

3.3 ± 0.7

0.96

Cardiopulmonary bypass, number of patients

   

Yes

19

14

0.7

No

6

6

 

APACHE II scores on admission, mean ± SD

20 ± 3.1

21.2 ± 2.9

0.75

Preoperative cardiac function score, number of patients

   

П

3

3

0.6

Ш

21

17

 

IV

1

0

 

Duration of mechanical ventilation, hours, mean ± SD

22 ± 10.1

22.7 ± 9.5

0.8

Length of ICU stay, hours, mean ± SD

58.9 ± 20

53.0 ± 16

0.29

Length of hospital stay, days, mean ± SD

22.6 ± 10.8

20.7 ± 6.1

0.5

Preoperative PSQI, mean ± SD

7.5 ± 3.7

8.6 ± 4.5

0.3

Discharge outcomes of hospital, number of patients

   

No death

23

20

0.4

mortality

2

0

 
  1. CABG, coronary artery bypass surgery; PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index; APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation scoring system.