Table 1 Demographic data, vital signs, and laboratory data. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (quartiles) and frequency (%)
Survivors (n = 15) | Non-survivors (n = 41) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 46 ± 16 | 61 ± 12 | < 0.001 |
Male sex (%) | 8 (53%) | 26 (63%) | 0.494 |
Height (cm) | 170 (160, 180) | 170 (160, 175) | 0.628 |
Comorbidity | |||
Hypertension Diabetes Meletus Ischemic heart disease Atrial fibrillation Liver dysfunction Chronic kidney disease | 5 (33%) 7 (47%) 3 (20%) 15 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (7%) | 11 (27%) 14 (34%) 4 (10%) 38 (93%) 6 (15%) 2 (5%) | 0.633 0.391 0.305 0.556 0.177 1.000 |
Type of surgery | |||
Small bowel resection Large bowel resection Liver abscess drainage Soft tissue debridement Amputation | 7 (47%) 3 (20%) 0 (0%) 2 (13%) 3 (20%) | 15 (37%) 5 (12%) 2 (5%) 11 (27%) 8 (20%) | 0.552 |
Reoperation | 5 (33%) | 14 (34%) | 0.955 |
APACHE II score | 17 (14, 19) | 20 (18, 25) | 0.007 |
SOFA score | 6 (5, 8) | 8 (7, 10) | 0.003 |
Baseline heart rate (bpm) | 104 ± 25 | 101 ± 22 | 0.676 |
Baseline mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 97 ± 10 | 83 ± 13 | 0.001 |
No. of vasopressors at admission | 0.009 | ||
1 2 | 15 (100%) 0 (0%) | 27 (66%) 14 (34%) | |
Noradrenalin dose (mcg/kg/min) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.4 (0.2, 0.6) | 0.011 |
Adrenaline dose (mcg/kg/min) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.2) | 0.011 |
pH | 7.30 ± 0.09 | 7.21 ± 0.12 | 0.020 |
Baseline HCO3 (mmol/L) | 18.8 (16.5, 21) | 15.8 (11.3, 18.8) | 0.020 |
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) | 2.0 (1.3, 3.4) | 0.002 |
No. of patients who were mechanically ventilated | 9 (60%) | 41 (100%) | < 0.001 |
Days of mechanical ventilation | 1 (0, 2) | 4 (2, 10) | < 0.001 |