Table 1 Patients' characteristics at baseline
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Age, years | 71 (51; 78) |
Height, cm | 169 ± 7 |
Weight, kg | 74 (72; 85) |
Body mass index, kg/cm2 | 26.4 (23.9; 30.1) |
Sex | Â |
Male | 21 (84%) |
Female | 4 (16%) |
Simplified acute physiology score 2 | 29.2 ± 7.6 |
Type of surgery | Â |
Abdominal | 10 (40%) |
Vascular | 5 (20%) |
Endocrine | 4 (16%) |
Urologic | 3 (12%) |
Others | 3 (12%) |
Richmond agitation-sedation scale score | Â |
−1 | 9 (36%) |
0 | 16 (64%) |
Length of stay, days | 2.6 ± 2.2 |
Length of mechanical ventilation, days | 1.4 ± 0.9 |