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Table 1 Characteristics of ICU survivors two years after discharge

From: Factors influencing physical functional status in intensive care unit survivors two years after discharge

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

  1. Data are number (%), mean ± standard deviation or median [P25:P75].
  2. APACHE II Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation, BMI Body mass index, ICU Intensive Care Unit, LOS Length Of Stay, MV Mechanical Ventilation, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, TISS Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System.