Table 1 Characteristics of patients in the matched cohort
GWE | VPI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 178) | (n = 178) | ||
Age, years, median (IQR) | 63 (55–73) | 67 (56–78) | 0.05 |
Male, n (%) | 118 (66.3) | 92 (64.3) | |
BMI, median (IQR) | 27.2 (22.9–31.6) | 27.1 (24.2–29.7) | 0.61 |
Immunocompromised, n (%) | 40 (22.5) | 36 (20.2) | 0.60 |
Main reason for ICU admission, n (%) | |||
Septic shock | 54 (30.3) | 55 (30.9) | 0.91 |
Other shock | 21 (11.8) | 26 (14.6) | 0.43 |
Coma | 13 (7.3) | 13 (7.3) | 1.00 |
Acute respiratory failure | 38 (21.3) | 51 (28.7) | 0.11 |
Acute renal failure | 28 (15.7) | 16 (9) | 0.05 |
SAPS II, median (IQR) | 66 (53–84) | 66 (54–81) | 0.99 |
SOFA score, median (IQR) | 18 (14-21) | 18 (15-20) | 0.77 |
Invasive MV, n (%) | 47 (26.4) | 51 (28.7) | 0.64 |
NIV, n (%) | 14 (7.9) | 11 (6.2) | 0.53 |
DCs/patient, median (IQR) | 2.5 (2-3) | 1 (1-2) | <0.01 |
Type of sessions, median (IQR) | |||
Number of PE sessions | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | - |
Number of RRT sessions | 7.5 (4–14) | 4 (2–9) | <0.01 |
Number of IHD, sessions | 3 (1–8) | 2 (0–5) | <0.01 |
Number of CRRT days | 2 (0–6) | 1 (0–3) | <0.01 |
Length of stay, median (IQR) | |||
ICU | 19 (11–32) | 17 (8–25) | 0.04 |
Hospital | 37.5 (21–61) | 32.5 (15–54) | 0.02 |
ICU mortality, n (%) | 68 (38.2) | 77 (43.3) | 0.33 |
Hospital mortality, n (%) | 81 (45.5) | 87 (48.9) | 0.52 |