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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all included patients

From: Should the ultrasound probe replace your stethoscope? A SICS-I sub-study comparing lung ultrasound and pulmonary auscultation in the critically ill

 

N = 926

Age, years (SD)

62 (14)

Gender, male (%)

598 (64)

Height, cm (SD)

176 (10)

Weight, kg (SD)

83 (18)

Mechanical ventilation, n (%)

537 (57)

Vasoactive medication, n (%)

461 (49)

APACHE IV score, mean (SD)

76 (29)

Admission type

 - Surgical, n (%)

292 (31)

 - Medical, n (%)

645 (69)

Outcomes

 - Length of stay, days

3.3 (1.9–6.8)

 - 90-day mortality, n (%)

249 (27)