Table 1 Patient characteristics
Thoracic trauma | Oesophageal surgery | Abdominal surgery | Bone surgery | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 5 | n = 8 | n = 6 | n = 4 | ||
Age (yr) | 36 (22–57)1 | 66 (30–77) | 66 (55–73) | 45 (25–54)a | 0.006 |
Sex (men/women) | 3 (60)/2 (40) | 7 (87)/1 (12) | 5 (83)/1(17) | 2 (50)/2 (50) | 0.435 |
Weight, kg | 85 (7–95) | 80 (57–101) | 77 (50–97) | 77 (58–83) | 0.637 |
Height, m | 1.7 (1.6–1.8) | 1.8 (1.7–1.9) | 1.7 (1.6–1.8) | 1.8 (1.6–1.9) | 0.588 |
APACHE II | 7 (4–18) | 12 (8–16) | 10 (7–13) | 7.5 (5–11)a | 0.062 |
Injury severity score | 22 (22–35) | - | - | - | |
Chest tube/pleurotomy | 5 (100) | 6 (75) | 0 | 3 (75) | 0.004 |
Duration of surgery (min) | 212 (120–305) (n = 2) | 282 (180–630) | 205 (80–255) | 555 (375–1193)b | 0.015 |
Duration mechanical ventilation (h) | |||||
263 (35–694)2 | 10 (6–70) | 17 (10–43) | 81 (18–352) | 0.010 | |
Length of stay (d) | 23 (4–31)3 | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–4) | 1 (1–21) | 0.007 |
Time to study (h) | 13 (2–24)4 | 2 (1–3) | 1.5 (1–2) | 2.7 (1–4) | 0.024 |
ICU mortality | 0 | 1 (12) | 0 | 0 | 0.686 |