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Table 2 Demographic and clinical data of critically ill patients

From: Characterization of esophageal motor activity, gastroesophageal reflux, and evaluation of prokinetic effectiveness in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: a high-resolution impedance manometry study

Variable (unit)

Total

n = 16

LGV group

n = 8

HGV group

n = 8

Age (years)

58 (51–71)

68 (52–76)

54 (51–64)

Body mass index

29 (25–34)

32 (24–33)

27 (25–35)

Sex—men (%)

44

13

75

Interval from admission to study (days)

5 (3–5)

4 (3–5)

5 (5–5)

Interval from MV start to study (days)

4.5 (3–5)

3.5 (3–5,3)

5 (4–5)

APACHE II score

35 (23–39)

35 (24–39)

33 (21–39)

SOFA score on the day of the study

11 (8–14)

10 (7–11)

14 (11–15)

Number of days in the ICU (days)

11 (14–19)

13 (11–19)

14 (12–18)

Duration of hospitalization (days)

26 (16–27)

24 (17–29)

26 (16–27)

ICU mortality (%)

25

25

25

Hospitalization mortality (%)

44

50

38

GRV 24 h before study (mL)

345 (28–630)

25 (8–68)

630 (627–985)

GRV single measurement during the study (mL)

30 (18–90)

15 (0–20)

90 (88–200)

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

92 (85–100)

94 (88–99)

90 (85–100)

Heart rate (beats/minute)

84 (74–104)

93 (79–103)

77 (71–100)

Intraabdominal pressure (mmHg)

10 (7–17)

15,5 (13–18)

7 (7–10)

Body temperature (°C)

37 (36–37)

37 (36–37)

36 (36–37)

Number of clinical interferences

1 (0–3)

2 (1–3)

1 (0–2)

Noradrenalin use during study (%)

31

25

38

Betablockers use during study (%)

6

13

0

Propofol use during study (%)

31

13

50

Sufentanil use during study (%)

56

38

75

Blood glucose (mmol/L)

10 (9–13)

10 (9–14)

11 (10–12)

Arterial lactate (mmol/L)

1,3 (0,8–1,7)

1,7 (1,4–2)

0,8 (0,8–1,3)

Hemoglobin (g/L)

102 (93–110)

104 (98–112)

98 (93–103)

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

72 (44–176)

68 (17–191)

72 (70–176)

  1. All values shown are median and interquartile range or percentage
  2. LGV low gastric volumes, HGV high gastric volumes, MV mechanical ventilation, GRV gastric residual volume, ICU intensive care unit, LES lower esophageal sphincter