Table 2 Demographic and medical characteristics of the 108 patients included for analysis
Characteristics | Median [IQR] or n (%) |
|---|---|
Upon ICU admission | |
Age (years) | 62 [54–68] |
Sex [n (%)] | |
Male | 64 (59%) |
Female | 44 (41%) |
Body mass index (kg/m−2) | 25 [23–29] |
Type of admission | |
Unplanned surgical (from operating room) [n (%)] | 26 (24%) |
Planned surgical (from operating room) [n (%)] | 15 (14%) |
Surgical (from ward) [n (%)] | 5 (05%) |
Medical [n (%)] | 62 (57%) |
SAPS II score | 39 [31–49] |
SOFA score | 7 [4–9] |
Sepsis at admission [n (%)] | 47 (44%) |
Intubation at admission [n (%)] | 70 (65%) |
Upon study enrollment | |
Time between ICU admission and enrollment (days) | 3 [2–5] |
SAPS II score | 29 [23–38] |
SOFA score | 4 [2–7] |
Vigilance status | |
Median RASS level | 0 [0–0] |
RASS level = +2 [n (%)] | 2 (2%) |
RASS level = +1 [n (%)] | 8 (7%) |
RASS level = 0 [n (%)] | 76 (70%) |
RASS level = −1 [n (%)] | 13 (12%) |
RASS level = −2 [n (%)] | 4 (4%) |
RASS level = −3 [n (%)] | 5 (5%) |
Therapeutics | |
Invasive mechanical ventilation [n (%)] | 23 (21%) |
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation [n (%)] | 8 (07%) |
Vasopressors [n (%)] | 18 (17%) |
Sedation (propofol) [n (%)] | 12 (11%) |
At ICU discharge | |
Total duration of mechanical ventilation (days) | 1.6 [0.3–5.5] |
ICU length of stay (days) | 6.5 [3.0–12.4] |