Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
From: When to stop septic shock resuscitation: clues from a dynamic perfusion monitoring
Parameters | Total patients | Survivors without MC | Survivors with MC | pvalue between survivors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 104 | 53 | 31 | Â |
Age (years) | 66 [56 to 75] | 63 [52 to 71] | 67 [56 to 76] | 0.4 |
Male/female (%) | 45/55 | 47/53 | 39/61 | 0.3 |
APACHE II | 23 [19 to 26] | 23 [18 to 27] | 24 [19 to 27] | 0.5 |
Basal SOFA | 10 [8 to 13] | 10 [8 to 13] | 10 [8 to 13] | 0.9 |
24 h SOFA | 10 [7 to 12] | 10 [7 to 12] | 11 [10 to 13] | 0.6 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 23 [15 to 35] | 24 [16 to 36] | 24 [15 to 43] | 0.8 |
Length of ICU stay (days) | 11 [7 to 17] | 11 [7 to 25] | 10 [7 to 16] | 0.5 |
MV duration (days) | 8 [5 to 15] | 9 [5 to 15] | 8 [5 to 14] | 0.4 |
Basal NE requirements (mcg/kg/min) | 0.11 [0.03 to 0.30] | 0.10 [0.04 to 0.28] | 0.16 [0.03 to 0.34] | 0.4 |
Basal lactate (mmol/L) | 4.0 [3.0 to 4.9] | 4.2 [3.0 to 5.3] | 4.0 [2.8 to 4.9] | 0.9 |