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Table 1 Comparison of clinical characteristics of patients with and without skin mottling

From: Skin mottling score assesses peripheral tissue hypoperfusion in critically ill patients following cardiac surgery

 

All patients (n = 373)

No Mottling (n = 360)

Mottling (n = 13)

p value

Gender, n (%)

233 (62.5)

225 (62.5)

8 (61.5)

1.000

Age, year

62 (54–69)

62 (53–69)

66 (62–69)

0.141

BMI, kg/m2

23 (20–25)

23 (21–25)

24 (20–27)

0.570

SBP, mmHg

110 (98–124)

110 (98–124)

96 (79–125)

0.200

DBP, mmHg

57 (49–66)

57 (50–66)

45 (38–56)

0.013

MAP, mmHg

72 (63–82)

73 (64–82)

65 (55–73)

0.049

PP, mmHg

53 (43–65)

53 (43–65)

52 (39–60)

0.825

HR, bpm

87 (79–102)

87 (79–101)

100 (90–118)

0.042

CVP, mmHg

12 (10–13)

12 (10–13)

13 (11–15)

0.293

UO, ml/kg/h

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

0.1 (0–0.4)

< 0.001

Lactate, mmol/L

2.2 (1.5–3.8)

2.2 (1.4–3.6)

6.0 (2.9–9.4)

0.001

ΔLactate, mmol/L

0 (-0.5 to 0.2)

0 (-0.5 to 0.2)

1.0 (0.2 to 2.4)

0.001

ΔPCO2, mmHg

7.5 (5.2–9.7)

7.5 (5.3–9.7)

5.6 (4.2–11.1)

0.417

CRT, second

1.2 (0.9–1.8)

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

3.1 (2.4–5.6)

< 0.001

ScvO2, %

70 (64–75)

70 (64–75)

63 (51–75)

0.220

VIS, µg/kg/min

8 (2–20)

7 (2–19)

32 (11–53)

0.015

LOMV, day

2 (1–6)

2 (1–6)

6 (1–12)

0.176

LOICU, day

5 (2–12)

5 (2–11)

10 (2–19)

0.388

LOHS, day

16 (12–23)

17 (12–23)

15 (11–23)

0.525

Mortality, n (%)

55 (14.7)

44 (12.2)

11 (84.6)

< 0.001

  1. BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure; PP: pulse pressure; HR: heart rate; CVP: central venous pressure; UO: urine volume; ΔLactate: lactate change over 2 h; CRT: capillary refill time; ScvO2: central venous oxygen saturation; ΔPCO2: venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure difference; VIS: vasoactive inotropic score; LOMV: length of mechanical ventilation; LOICU: length of intensive care unit; LOHS: length of hospital stay
  2. Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or count (percentage)