Table 1 Patient characteristics
No ICU-AW N = 30 | ICU-AW N = 41 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male (%) | 22 (73) | 25 (61) | 0.41 |
Age (median years [IQR]) | 62 [49–69] | 60 [51–70] | 0.80 |
Body length (median cm [IQR]) | 175 [170–180] | 172 [168–183] | 0.46 |
Body weight (median kg [IQR]) | 75 [70–81] | 75 [65–90] | 0.66 |
History of myopathy (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 1.00 |
History of polyneuropathy (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.00 |
Any polyneuropathy risk factor in history (%) | 14 (47) | 22 (54) | 0.73 |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 2 (7) | 5 (12) | 0.69 |
Alcohol abuse (%) | 5 (17) | 10 (24) | 0.56 |
Kidney failure (%) | 2 (7) | 1 (2) | 0.57 |
Chemotherapy (%) | 7 (23) | 9 (22) | 1.00 |
Admission reason (%) | 0.87 | ||
Medical (%) | 12 (40) | 18 (44) | |
Emergency surgical (%) | 9 (30) | 10 (24) | |
Elective surgical (%) | 9 (30) | 13 (32) | |
Dominant hand right (%) | 26 (90) | 34 (92) | 1.00 |
APACHE IV score (median [IQR]) | 58 [50–77] | 71 [61–85] | <0.01 |
Maximum total SOFA score before ultrasound (median [IQR]) | 8 [8–12] | 12 [10–14] | <0.01 |
Sepsis before ultrasound (%) | 18 (60) | 32 (78) | 0.17 |
Mean MRC (median [IQR]) | 4.4 [4.0–4.7] | 3.5 [2.8–3.7] | NA |
Day of MRC (median [IQR]) | 7 [4–11] | 9 [6–14] | 0.02 |
Day of NMUS (median [IQR]) | 7 [5–10] | 9 [6–14] | 0.02 |
Length of MV (median days [IQR]) | 6 [3–8] | 8 [5–17] | 0.01 |
Length of stay on ICU (median days [IQR]) | 9 [6–13] | 15 [9–23] | <0.01 |
Death in ICU (%) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | 0.51 |