Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients (n = 1440)
Characteristics | Median (IQR) or No. (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years (range) | 64 (53–73) |
Male | 906 (62.9) |
Comorbidities | |
Cirrhosis | 157 (10.9) |
Hypertension | 544 (37.8) |
IHD | 160 (11.1) |
CHF | 108 (7.5) |
DM | 363 (25.2) |
CRF | 144 (10.0) |
Cancer | 544 (37.8) |
Status at ICU admission | |
Severe sepsis or septic shock | 309 (21.5) |
ALI or ARDS | 123 (8.5) |
Admission category | |
Medical | 835 (58.0) |
Surgical | 605 (42.0) |
Reason for ICU admission | |
Basic & observational** | 583 (40.5) |
Cardiovascular | 264 (18.3) |
Digestive | 62 (4.3) |
Hepatic failure | 86 (6.0) |
Neurologic | 35 (2.4) |
Renal | 21 (1.5) |
Respiratory | 310 (21.5) |
NT-pro-BNP (pg/mL) | 341 (104–1,637) |
SAPS 3 score | 57 (47–69) |
SOFA score | 7 (3–11) |
ICU day | 7 (4–16) |
ICU mortality | 272 (18.9) |
Hospital day | 18 (10–35) |
Hospital mortality | 353 (24.5) |