Table 1 Patients’ characteristics at admission
Elective (N = 88) | Non-elective (N = 90) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 68 ± 10 | 59 ± 17 | <0.001 |
Male/female | 65 / 33 | 46 / 44 | <0.001 |
Length (cm) | 175 ± 8 | 174 ± 10 | 0.25 |
Weight (kg) | 83 ± 13 | 82 ± 18 | 0.67 |
BMI | 27 ± 4 | 27 ± 6 | 0.71 |
APACHE IV | 46 ± 14 | 67 ± 29 | <0.001 |
LOS ICU (days) | 2 [2–2] | 4 [2–7] | <0.001 |
LOS Hospital (days) | 6 [4–9] | 8 [3–13] | 0.71 |
Survival ICU (%) | 100 | 94 | 0.01 |
Survival hospital (%) | 99 | 92 | 0.02 |
Laboratory measurements: | |||
CRP mg/l | 20 [7–71] | 35 [5–171] | 0.49 |
Creatinine μmol/l | 87 [71–101] | 74 [56–107] | 0.08 |
AF U/l | 75 [49–87] | 73 [51–107] | 0.47 |
CK U/l | 249 [157–474] | 90 [47–197] | <0.001 |