Table 2 Univariate analysis
From: Differential contractile response of critically ill patients to neuromuscular electrical stimulation
| Â | Responder | Non-responder | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients/stimulations (n) | 8/702 | 13/1122 | Â | |
Sex (m/f) | 7/87.5% / 1/12.5% | 9/69.2% / 4/30.8% | 0.340 | |
Age (years) | 56.0 [36.5/71.0] | 53.0 [47.0/70.0] | 0.645 | |
Weight (kg) | 80.0 [70.0/92.5] | 92.0 [75.0/109.0] | 0.301 | |
Height (m) | 1.80 [1.77/1.83] | 1.76 [1.70/1.80] | 0.500 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.5 [22.6/29.0] | 27.8 [25.5/33.6] | 0.210 | |
Diagnosis responsible for ICU admission | ARDS | 2/25.0% | 6/46.2% | 0.118 |
Sepsis | 0/0.0% | 3/23.1% | ||
Multiple trauma | 4/50.0% | 3/23.1% | ||
Neurologic | 2/25.0% | 0/0.0% | ||
Miscellaneous | 0/0.0% | 1/7.7% | ||
SOFA at ICU admission | 12.0 [9.5/13.5] | 14 [12.0/16.0] | 0.030 | |
APACHE II at ICU admission | 24.0 [17.0/27.0] | 25.0 [23.0/29.0] | 0.414 | |
SAPS2 at ICU admission | 43.0 [33.0/61.5] | 61.0 [57.0/66.0] | 0.089 | |
GCS at ICU admission | 5.5 [3.0/7.5] | 3.0 [3.0/6.0] | 0.456 | |
Time until first awakening (days) | 12.0 [7.5/15.5] | 20.5 [10.0/42.0] | 0.287 | |
ICU length of stay (days) | 28.0 [19.0/36.0] | 39.0 [25.0/49.0] | 0.185 | |
Percent of days with RASS > − 3 during ICU stay | 50.2 [26.9/94.6] | 71.4 [50.0/79.2] | 0.750 | |
Noradrenalin (μg/kg min) | 0.08 [0.03/0.10] | 0.07 [0.06/0.11] | 0.414 | |
Time requiring noradrenalin (days) | 12.0 [3.5/15.5] | 12.0 [11.0/25.0] | 0.595 | |
Survivors/non-survivors | 7/87.5% / 1/12.5% | 11/84.6% / 2/15.4% | 0.854 | |
Non-excitable muscle membrane/excitable muscle membrane | 2/33.3% / 4/66.7% | 5/62.5% / 3/37.5% | 0.280 | |
Start of NMES treatment after ICU admission (days) | 3.0 (2.0/6.0) | 4.0 (2.0/6.0) | 0.750 | |