Table 1 Patient characteristics at ICU admission
Characteristics | N:86 |
|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD | 61 ± 14 |
Male (%) | 55 (64) |
Apache II, mean ± SD | 18 ± 2 |
Reason for admission (%) | |
Acute respiratory failure | 22 (25.5) |
Neurological illness | 18 (21.0) |
Severe sepsis or septic shock | 14 (16.3) |
Shock | 11 (12.7) |
Othera | 21 (24.4) |
Comorbidities (%) | |
Diabetes | 24 (28.0) |
Cardiovascular | 21 (24.4) |
COPD | 17 (19.7) |
Cancer | 17 (19.7) |
Immunosuppression | 13 (15.0) |
Chronic liver failure | 8 (9.3) |
Chronic renal failure | 5 (5.8) |