Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Predictors of haemodynamic instability during the changeover of norepinephrine infusion pumps
Total (n = 118) | No incidenta (n = 55) | ≥1 incidenta (n = 63) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male sexb | 83 (70) | 39 (71) | 44 (70) | >0.99 |
Age (years)c | 63 (48–75) | 63 (44–72) | 63 (51–76) | 0.35 |
Type of admissionb | 0.75 | |||
Medical | 108 (92) | 51 (93) | 57 (90) | – |
Surgical | 10 (8) | 4 (7) | 6 (10) | – |
Type of shockb | 0.23 | |||
Septic | 88 (75) | 39 (71) | 49 (78) | – |
Cardiogenic | 12 (10) | 4 (7) | 8 (13) | – |
Haemorrhagic | 10 (8) | 6 (11) | 4 (6) | – |
Other | 8 (7) | 6 (11) | 2 (3) | – |
Fluid loading (litres)c | 3.7 (2.4–5.4) | 3.5 (2.2–5.4) | 3.8 (2.6–5.4) | 0.35 |
SOFA scorec | 12 (8–15) | 11 (8–13) | 13 (9–16) | <0.01 |
SAPS IIc | 59 (44–78) | 53 (43–71) | 61 (50–84) | 0.06 |
ICU length of stay (days)c | 8 (5–17) | 6 (3–14) | 11 (6–20) | <0.01 |
Number of CNIPc | 4 (2–9) | 2 (1–4) | 8 (4–13) | <0.001 |
Survivalb | 67 (57) | 36 (65) | 31 (49) | 0.07 |