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Table 1 Comparisons of baseline characteristics between survivors and non-survivors

From: Association between fluid intake and mortality in critically ill patients with negative fluid balance: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Total (n = 2068)

Survivors (n = 1464)

Non-survivors (n = 604)

P value

Age (years)

62.3 ± 0.4

59.3 ± 0.5

69.3 ± 0.5

<0.001

Male (n (%))

1177 (56.9%)

817 (55.8%)

360 (59.6%)

0.113

Weight (kg)

82.4 ± 0.5

83.4 ± 0.6

79.8 ± 0.9

<0.001

Reasons for admission

 Cardiac disorder (n (%))

627 (30.3%)

405 (27.6%)

222 (36.8%)

<0.001

 Cerebral disorder (n (%))

367 (17.7%)

282 (19.3%)

85 (14.1%)

0.005

 Gastrointestinal disorder (n (%))

177 (8.5%)

130 (8.9%)

47 (7.8%)

0.417

 Respiratory disorder (n (%))

345 (16.7%)

226 (15.4%)

119 (19.7%)

0.018

 Sepsis (n (%))

1010 (48.8%)

661 (45.1%)

349 (57.8%)

<0.001

Type of ICU

 Medical (n (%))

706 (34.1%)

474 (32.3%)

232 (38.4%)

0.009

 Cardiac (n (%))

547 (26.4%)

346 (23.6%)

201 (33.2%)

<0.001

 Surgical (n (%))

356 (17.2%)

266 (18.2%)

90 (14.9%)

0.073

 AKI incidence (n (%))

464 (22.4%)

249 (17.0%)

215 (35.6%)

<0.001

 Maximum SOFA score (median (IQR))

6 (3–8)

5 (3–8)

7 (4–10)

<0.001

 Fluid balance (ml/kg/48 hours)

–21.4 ± 0.4

–-21.5 ± 0.5

–20.9 ± 0.7

0.231

 Fluid intake (ml/kg/48 hours)

52.2 ± 0.6

53.7 ± 0.7

48.3 ± 1.0

<0.001

 Urine output (ml/kg/48 hours)

65.3 ± 0.7

67.4 ± 0.8

60.1 ± 1.3

<0.001

 Diuretics (n (%))

778 (37.6%)

489 (33.4%)

289 (47.8%)

<0.001

 Blood products (n (%))

490 (23.7%)

300 (20.5%)

190 (31.2%)

<0.001

  1. AKI acute kidney injury, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment. Diuretic and blood product use was defined as any diuretics or blood products used within 48 hour of ICU admission