Table 1 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay characteristics in NDE (n = 19) and non-NDE groups (n = 107)
Variables | NDE group n = 19 (%) | Non-NDE group n = 107 (%) | Statistic | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reason for admission No. of patients (%) | Surgical | 11 (58) | 33 (31) | Chi2 test = 5.20 | 0.023* |
Medical | 8 (42) | 74 (69) | |||
Primary organ dysfunction No. of patients (%) | Cardio-vascular | 9 (47) | 35 (33) | Fisher’s exact test = 15.84 | 0.024* |
Respiratory | 2 (10) | 43 (40) | |||
Digestive | 4 (21) | 3 (3) | |||
Renal | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | |||
Neurologic | 1 (5) | 6 (6) | |||
Metabolic | 1 (5) | 3 (3) | |||
Trauma | 2 (10) | 12 (11) | |||
Other | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | |||
ICU length of stay Median in days (Q1–Q3) | 10 (8–16) | 12 (9–18) | Kruskal–Wallis = 0.51 | 0.48 | |
SAPS II Median (Q1–Q3) | 33 (23–41) | 34 (25–40) | Kruskal–Wallis = 0.070 | 0.79 | |
Mechanical ventilation No. of patients (%) | 16 (84) | 62 (58) | Fisher’s exact test = 0.039 | 0.039* | |
Duration of mechanical ventilation Median in days (Q1–Q3) | 4.5 (2–9) | 5 (2–10) | Kruskal–Wallis = 0.46 | 0.50 | |
Noradrenaline No. of patients (%) | 12 (63) | 63 (59) | Chi2 test = 0.73 | 0.12 | |
Sedation No. of patients (%) | 17 (89) | 67 (63) | Chi2 test = 5.24 | 0.022* | |
Type of sedation No. of patients (%) | Midazolam | 3 (17.6) | 10 (14.9) | Fisher’s exact test = 0.077 | 0.72 |
Propofol | 16 (94.1) | 62 (92.5) | Fisher’s exact test = 0.051 | 1.00 | |
Clonidine | 4 (23.5) | 11 (16.4) | Fisher’s exact test = 0.47 | 0.49 | |
Dexmedetomidine | 2 (11.8) | 10 (14.9) | Fisher’s exact test = 0.11 | 1.00 | |
Sevoflurane | 1 (5.9) | 1 (1.5) | Fisher’s exact test = 1.12 | 0.37 | |
Analgesia No. of patients (%) | 16 (84) | 65 (61) | Chi2 test = 3.87 | 0.049* | |
Primary analgesic No. of patients (%) | Sufentanyl | 14 (87) | 59 (91) | Chi2 test = 0.15 | 0.65 |
Remifentanil | 2 (12) | 6 (9) | |||
Co-analgesic No. of patients (%) | None | 13 (81) | 49 (75) | Chi2 test = 1.30 | 0.86 |
Remifentanil | 0 (0) | 3 (5) | |||
Piritramide | 1 (6) | 2 (3) | |||
Ketamine | 2 (12) | 11 (17) | |||
Neuromuscular blocking agents No. of patients (%) | 2 (10) | 8 (7) | Chi2 test = 0.21 | 0.65 | |
Nitric oxide No. of patients (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | Fisher’s exact test = 5.68 | 0.15 | |
Renal replacement therapy No. of patients (%) | 4 (21) | 13 (12) | Fisher’s exact test = 1.096 | 0.29 | |
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation No. of patients (%) | 0 (0) | 4 (4) | Chi2 test = 0.73 | 1.00 | |
Cardiac arrest No. of patients (%) | 1 (5) | 5 (5) | Fisher’s exact test = 0.012 | 1.00 | |