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Table 2 Patients’ demographic characteristics

From: Transcranial Doppler to assess sepsis-associated encephalopathy in critically ill patients

 

PI < 1.29

PI > 1.3

p values

No. of patients

16

22

 

Age (Years)

62 ± 16

72 ± 13

0.04

Type of admission

   

Medical (%)

11 (69)

16 (73)

0.78

APACHE II Score

18 ± 5

23 ± 5

<0.01

Septic shock (%)

4 (25)

14 (63)

0.01

Mechanical Ventilation (%)

6 (37)

14 (64)

0.11

GCS 1

14 ± 1

12 ± 3

0.02

Delirium 2 (%)

2 (12)

19 (86)

<0.01

CRP 3 (mg/dl)

24 ± 15

20 ± 10

0.41

Hg (g/dl)

9.4 ± 2

10 ± 2

0.34

ICU LOS 4 (days)

5 (3–10)

11 (3–60)

0.04

ICU mortality (%)

3 (18)

8 (36)

0.23

Hospital mortality (%)

3 (18)

10 (45)

0.08

  1. 1Glasgow Coma Score at the time the sepsis diagnosis was made.
  2. 2Patients with a positive CAM-ICU test at any time during the study period.
  3. 3C-reactive protein, maximum value within the first 48 h.
  4. 4Intensive care unit length of stay.