Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Non-US (n = 2673) | US (n = 356) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Female | 934 (34.9) | 137 (38.5) | 0.19 |
Male | 1739 (65.1) | 219 (61.5) | |
Age, median (IQR) | 63 [52; 74] | 63 [52.5; 73] | 0.98 |
Reason for ICU admission | |||
Renal failure | 113 (4.2) | 17 (4.8) | < 0.01 |
Shock | 920 (34.4) | 171 (48) | |
Coma | 265 (9.9) | 19 (5.3) | |
Other | 362 (13.5) | 46 (12.9) | |
Respiratory failure | 811 (30.3) | 78 (21.9) | |
Trauma | 202 (7.6) | 25 (7) | |
No comorbidity | 1803 (67.5) | 242 (68) | 0.84 |
Chronic renal failure | 101 (3.8) | 15 (4.2) | 0.69 |
Chronic cardiac failure | 154 (5.8) | 24 (6.7) | 0.46 |
Diabetes mellitus | 175 (6.5) | 21 (5.9) | 0.64 |
Chronic respiratory failure | 153 (5.7) | 11 (3.1) | 0.04 |
Immunosuppression | 234 (8.8) | 36 (10.1) | 0.40 |
Hematologic neoplasia | 119 (4.5) | 13 (3.7) | 0.49 |
MV at admission | 1912 (71.5) | 268 (75.3) | 0.14 |
Vasopressor at admission | 1067 (39.9) | 99 (27.8) | < 0.01 |
SAPS II score, median (IQR) | 50 [37; 65] | 54 [41; 68] | 0.02 |