Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 83 patients
Characteristic | Patients |
|---|---|
Age, years | 58 (43–64) |
Male sex | 63 (76) |
Admission SAPS II | 66 (52–76) |
McCabe and Jackson Score for comorbidities ≥ 2 | 28 (34) |
Primary reason for ICU admission | |
Medical | 61 (74) |
Emergency surgery | 20 (24) |
Planned surgery | 2 (2) |
Reason for mechanical ventilation | |
Shock | 37 (45) |
Acute respiratory failure | 24 (29) |
Postoperative respiratory failure | 19 (23) |
Coma | 2 (2) |
Others | 1 (1) |
Immunodepression | 16 (19) |
Chronic treatment with steroids | 15 (18) |
Risk factor for MDR bacteria | 39 (47) |
ICU mortality | 42 (51) |