Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Protocol group | Control group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 27 | 38 | |
Gender males (%) | 22 (81.5%) | 25 (65.8%) | 0.27 |
Age | 61.3 (13.6) | 61.7 (15.2) | 0.91 |
Pathologies at admission | |||
Neurological (%) | 14 (51.9%) | 23 (60.5%) | |
Cerebral hemorrhage | 5 | 8 | 0.66 |
Cardiac arrest | 3 | 5 | |
Head trauma | 3 | 3 | |
CNS infections | 1 | 2 | |
Ischemic stroke | 1 | 2 | |
Others | 1 | 3 | |
Non-neurological (%) | 13 (48.1%) | 15 (39.5%) | |
Urgent surgery | 6 | 2 | |
Respiratory failure | 2 | 6 | |
Septic shock | 2 | 2 | |
Polytrauma | 1 | 4 | |
Others | 2 | 1 | |
SAPS II, mean (SD) | 47.7 (15.3) | 49.8 (14.8) | 0.66 |