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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of studied patients on day 1

From: Strain echocardiography in septic shock – a comparison with systolic and diastolic function parameters, cardiac biomarkers and outcome

Demographics

Patients, n

50

Sex, male, n (%)

31 (64)

Age, years, median (IQR)

65 (58 to 74)

Weight, kg, median (IQR)

71 (65 to 82)

Cardiac comorbidities, n (%)

24 (48)

Clinical data

SAPS 3, median (IQR)

73 (45 to 84)

SOFA day 1, median (IQR)

11 (9 to 12)

Mechanical ventilation, n (%)

39 (78)

Mechanical ventilation, hours, median (IQR)

67 (3 to 240)

Time in shock, hrs, median (IQR)

13 (8 to 22)

CRRT during ICU stay, n (%)

13 (26)

ICU length of stay, days, median (IQR)

5 (2 to 11)

Mortality

Death in ICU, n (%)

13 (27)

Death within 30 days, n (%)

15 (30)

Death within 90 days, n (%)

17 (34)

  1. Data are presented as medians (lower quartile to upper quartile) and number (n) of patients (%), as appropriate. SAPS, simplified acute physiology score; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy.