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Table 1 Descriptive patient characteristics

From: Teamwork enables high level of early mobilization in critically ill patients

All admissions (n = 171)

Mobilized n = 139

Never mobilized n = 32

p value

Agea

59 ± 17

62 ± 17

0.36

Maleb

80 (58 %)

18 (56 %)

0.99

SOFA scorea

5 ± 3

8 ± 5

0.01

APACHE II scorea

17 ± 7

22 ± 9

<0.001

Predicted mortality (APACHE II)

29 %

44 %

0.017

In-hospital mortalityb

26 (19 %)

16 (50 %)

<0.001

In ICU mortalityb

11 (8 %)

13 (41 %)

<0.001

28-day mortalityb

15 (11 %)

15 (47 %)

<0.001

ICU length of staya

6.4 ± 11.7

1.4 ± 2.1

0.017

Vasoactive drug useb

47 (34 %)

11 (34 %)

0.99

Sedative drug useb

68 (49 %)

13 (41 %)

0.43

Opioids useb

86 (62 %)

15 (47 %)

0.16

Renal replacement therapyb

12 (9 %)

5 (16 %)

0.32

Admission cause

   

 Medicalb

74 (53 %)

15 (47 %)

0.56

 Elective surgeryb

49 (35 %)

9 (28 %)

0.54

 Urgent surgeryb

16 (12 %)

8 (25 %)

0.08

Mechanically ventilated patients (n = 88)

Mobilized n = 69

Never mobilized n = 19

p value

Agea

61 ± 16

66 ± 14

0.24

Maleb

40 (58 %)

12 (63 %)

0.79

SOFA scorea

7 ± 4

10 ± 5

0.01

APACHE II scorea

19 ± 7

25 ± 9

0.005

Predicted mortality (APACHE II)

36 %

60 %

0.003

In-hospital mortalityb

20 (29 %)

13 (68 %)

0.002

In ICU mortalityb

11 (16 %)

12 (63 %)

<0.001

28-day mortalityb

10 (14 %)

13 (68 %)

<0.001

ICU length of stay (days)a

10.7 ± 15.5

1.7 ± 2.6

<0.001

MV duration (days)a

4.9 ± 7.7

1.3 ± 1.1

0.04

Vasoactive drug useb

39 (57 %)

10 (53 %)

0.79

Sedative drug useb

58 (84 %)

13 (68 %)

0.18

Opioids useb

47 (68 %)

9 (47 %)

0.18

Renal replacement therapyb

10 (14 %)

5 (26 %)

0.30

PaO2/FiO2 ratiob

   

 >300 (n = 11)

10 (91 %)

1 (9 %)

0.44

 201–300 (mild) (n = 13)

9 (69 %)

4 (31 %)

0.46

 101–200 (moderate) (n = 42)

34 (81 %)

8 (19 %)

0.61

 ≤100 (severe) (n = 22)

16 (73 %)

6 (27 %)

0.55

Non-mechanically ventilated (n = 83)

Mobilized n = 70

Never mobilized n = 13

p value

Agea

56 ± 17

56 ± 20

0.96

Maleb

40 (57 %)

6 (46 %)

0.54

SOFA scorea

4 ± 3

5 ± 5

0.56

APACHE II scorea

15 ± 6

16 ± 8

0.67

Predicted mortality (APACHE II)

22 %

19 %

0.69

In-hospital mortalityb

6 (8 %)

3 (23 %)

0.14

In ICU mortalityb

0 (0 %)

1 (8 %)

0.15

28-day mortalityb

5 (7 %)

2 (15 %)

0.30

ICU length of staya

2.2 ± 1.6

0.8 ± 0.5

<0.001

Vasoactive drug useb

8 (11 %)

1 (8 %)

0.99

Sedative drug useb

10 (14 %)

0 (0 %)

0.34

Opioids useb

39 (56 %)

6 (46 %)

0.55

Renal replacement therapyb

2 (3 %)

0 (0 %)

0.99

PaO2/FiO2 ratiob

   

 > 300 (n = 37)

29 (78 %)

8 (22 %)

0.22

 201–300 (mild) (n = 22)

19 (86 %)

3 (14 %)

0.99

 101–200 (moderate) (n = 16)

15 (94 %)

1 (6 %)

0.44

 ≤100 (severe) (n = 8)

7 (88 %)

1 (13 %)

0.99

  1. APACHE II acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment score
  2. aValues expressed as mean ± SD
  3. bValues expressed as number (percentage)