ICU admission data | Planned surgical admission (n = 199) | Medical and unplanned surgical admission (n = 300) | p |
---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 58.5 ± 18.5 | 62.4 ± 17.0 | 0.01 |
Male gender | 108 (54.3) | 149 (49.7) | ns |
Number of pre-existing disorders | |||
≤ 2 | 176 (88.5) | 244 (81.3) | ns |
> 2 | 23 (11.5) | 56 (18.7) | ns |
BMIa | |||
< 25 Kg/m2 | 81 (40.7) | 121 (40.3) | ns |
≥ 25 Kg/m2 | 118 (59.3) | 179 (59.7) | ns |
Reason for ICU-admission | ns | ||
Planned surgery | 199 | -- | |
Heart | -- | 113 (37.7) | |
Neurological | -- | 59 (19.7) | |
Respiratory | -- | 60 (20.0) | |
Trauma | -- | 18 (6.0) | |
Other | -- | 50 (16.6) | |
Days on MV | <0.001 | ||
Did not receive MV | 121 (60.8) | 222 (74.0) | |
1 day | 18 (9.1) | 59 (19.7) | |
2 to 7 days | 31 (15.6) | 10 (3.3) | |
≥ 8 days | 29 (14.5) | 9 (3.0) | |
ICU stay (days) | 5 [3:8] | 6 [3:11] | |
Severity scores | |||
APACHE II at 1st ICU day | 10.2 ± 5.4 | 14.2 ± 8.2 | <0.001 |
SOFA at 1st ICU day | 0 | [0:1] | ns |
TISS at 1st ICU day | 18 ± 6.5 | 17.6 ± 6.8 | 0.06 |
TISS at 3rd ICU day | 20.4 ± 6.4 | 17.4 ± 6.8 | 0.02 |
TISS discharge | 11.5 ± 3.7 | 10.5 ± 4.7 | 0.01 |
Evaluation of functional status at ICU admission | |||
Karnofsky scale (K-ICU) | 87.8 ± 10.5 | 86.6 ± 13.8 | ns |
Lawton scale (L-ICU) | 28.8 ± 6.9 | 27.3 ± 8.6 | ns |
Evaluation of functional status after 24 mo | |||
Karnofsky scale (K-24mo) | 86.0 ± 13.6 | 77.1 ± 19.6 | <0.001 |
Lawton scale (L-24mo) | 27.0 ± 11.7 | 22.5 ± 11.5 | <0.001 |