Table 1 Demography of the patients. Data are shown as mean ± SD or median (interquartile)
ScvO2 (n = 38) | Control (n = 41) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 62 ± 8 | 62 ± 8 | 0.95 |
Sex (M/F) | 28/10 | 29/12 | 0.77 |
APACHE II | 12 ± 4 | 11 ± 5 | 0.37 |
ICU LOS (days) | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 0.663 |
Length of operation (min) | 247 ± 82 | 254 ± 45 | 0.76 |
Oesophagectomy (number of patients) | 4 | 2 | |
Total gastrectomy (number of patients) | 3 | 0 | |
Cystectomy (number of patients) | 22 | 29 | |
Aortobifemoral bypass (number of patients) | 5 | 7 | |
Aortic aneurysm (number of patients) | 4 | 3 | |
ICU survival (S/NS) | 38/0 | 39/2 | 0.17 |
28 day survival (S/NS) | 37/1 | 33/8 | 0.018* |