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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Circulating bile acids predict outcome in critically ill patients

Parameter

Cardiogenic shock

Septic shock

Post-surgery

Others

n (%)

146 (46)

43 (13)

56 (18)

75 (23)

Female (%)

50 (34)

18 (42)

33 (39)

27 (36)

Age (years)

66 (57–73)

64 (60–73)

69 (56–77)

62 (52–76)

APACHE2

25 (17–34)

28 (21–36)

15 (10–19)

16 (12–26)

SAPS2

56 (41–77)

62 (44–74)

38 (27–51)

37 (27–53)

Vasopressor (%)c, e, f

146 (100)

43 (100)

53 (95)

31 (41)

Mechanical ventilation (%)b, c, d, e, f

92 (63)

26 (61)

47 (84)

23 (31)

RRT (%)b, c, d

34 (25)

10 (25)

3 (6)

6 (10)

28-day mortality (%)b, c, d, e

30 (21)

11 (26)

2 (4)

3 (4)

Serum laboratory parameters

CRP (mg/dl)a, b, d, e, f

5 (1.5–8.3)

11.4 (4.5–24.1)

2 (0.6–5)

5 (2–8.3)

Creatinine (mg/dl)b, c, d, e

1.4 (0.9–2)

1.7 (1.1–3.4)

1 (0.8–1.2)

1.1 (0.9–1.6)

WBC (G/l)a, e, f

10.3 (7.6–13)

11.9 (8.5–19.6)

11.3 (8.8–15)

9.1 (7.5–11.8)

Fibrinogen (mg/dl)a, b, d, e, f

418 (318–529)

489 (417–647)

277 (216–387)

392 (246–479)

AST (U/l)c

58 (30–153)

41 (26–84)

50 (32–69)

30 (20–58)

Bilirubin (mg/dl)b, c, d, e

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.8 (0.6–1.3)

0.6 (0.5–0.8)

0.6 (0.5–0.9)

  1. Data are shown as median and IQR
  2. RRT renal replacement therapy
  3. a p < 0.05 cardiogenic shock versus septic shock
  4. b p < 0.05 cardiogenic shock versus post-surgery
  5. c p < 0.05 cardiogenic shock versus others
  6. d p < 0.05 septic shock versus post-surgery
  7. e p < 0.05 septic shock versus others
  8. f p < 0.05 post-surgery versus others