Age (years)
|
59 ± 18
|
67 ± 18
|
0.080
|
Gender (n, male; female)
|
49; 22
|
13; 5
|
0.518
|
APACHE II score
|
15 ± 7
|
23 ± 5
|
<0.001
|
SOFA score
|
6 ± 3
|
11 ± 5
|
<0.001
|
Admission diagnosis (n)
| | |
0.131
|
Trauma (36)
|
33
|
3
| |
Neurologic (20)
|
17
|
3
| |
Respiratory (8)
|
6
|
2
| |
Sepsis (8)
|
5
|
3
| |
Surgerya (7)
|
4
|
3
| |
Cardiac (3)
|
2
|
1
| |
Other (7)
|
4
|
3
| |
Comorbidities (n)
| | |
0.362
|
None (34)
|
30
|
4
| |
Arterial hypertension (27)
|
20
|
7
| |
Chronic vascular disease (17)
|
11
|
6
| |
Cardiac disease (24)
|
16
|
8
| |
Chronic respiratory disease (15)
|
8
|
7
| |
Diabetes mellitus (14)
|
12
|
2
| |
Obesity (13)
|
9
|
4
| |
Cancer (8)
|
5
|
3
| |
Hypercholesterolaemia (6)
|
4
|
2
| |
Chronic renal failure (6)
|
4
|
2
| |
ICU length of stay
|
9 (5–15)
|
3 (2–11)
|
0.006
|
Heart rate (bpm)
|
80 ± 22
|
93 ± 28
|
0.036
|
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)
|
87 (74–95)
|
74 (56–87)
|
0.046
|
Hb (g/dL)
|
11 ± 1.5
|
11 ± 2.3
|
0.959
|
Arterial lactate (mmol/L)
|
1.3 (0.9–1.8)
|
3.1 (1.5–5.6)
|
<0.001
|
Any vaspressor
| | |
0.006
|
Yes
|
34
|
15
| |
No
|
37
|
3
| |