Table 1 Patient characteristics and clinical parameters
Parameter | All patients (n = 820) |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Age, median [IQR] | 65 [52–75] |
Male gender, n (%) | 511 (62) |
BMI, n (%) | |
< 20 | 34 (4) |
20 to < 25 | 225 (29) |
25 to < 30 | 255 (33) |
30 to < 40 | 200 (26) |
40 or more | 53 (7) |
Reason for ICU admission | |
Medical (%) | 73.2 |
Surgical (%) | 26.8 |
Admission diagnosis | |
Sepsis (%) | 38.7 |
Post cardiac surgery (%) | 4.1 |
Post vascular surgery (%) | 6.7 |
Post non-cardiovascular surgery (%) | 9.5 |
Cardiac arrest (%) | 3.1 |
Cardiac emergency without cardiac arrest (%) | 14.5 |
Neurological emergency (%) | 2.3 |
Gastrointestinal emergency (%) | 6.7 |
Acute kidney injury (%) | 3.6 |
Decompensated liver disease (%) | 4.6 |
Others (%) | 6.2 |
Comorbidities (%) | |
Hypertension | 56.4 |
Heart disease | 49.5 |
Diabetes mellitus | 35.6 |
Chronic kidney disease | 43.3 |
Cancer | 20.2 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 18.4 |
Chronic liver disease | 14.2 |
Parameters at initiation of CRRT | |
SOFA score, mean (SD) | 10.4 (3.8) |
Arterial lactate concentration [mmol/l], median [IQR] | 3 [1.8–6.5] |
Treatment with vasopressor, n (%) | 588 (72) |
Hb [g/dl], median [IQR] | 9.8 [8.8–11] |
Cumulative fluid balance [ml], median [IQR] | 1772 [336–4536] |
Outcomes | |
ICU mortality, n (%) | 264 (32) |
Hospital mortality, n (%) | 331 (40) |