Table 1 Patient characteristics at ICU admission
From: Is COPD associated with increased risk for microaspiration in intubated critically ill patients?
COPD | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 70) | No (n = 445) | ||
Age (years) | 67 [60–74] | 62 [51–72] | 0.012 |
Male gender | 58 (83) | 228 (51) | 0.040 |
SAPS II | 45 (34, 57) | 51 (40, 63) | 0.039 |
Location before ICU admission | 0.12 | ||
Home | 45 (64) | 228 (51) | |
Ward | 23 (33) | 201 (45) | |
Other ICUs | 2 (3) | 16 (4) | |
McCabe score | 0.002 | ||
1 | 30 (43) | 288 (65) | |
2 | 33 (47) | 129 (29) | |
3 | 7 (10) | 28 (6) | |
Comorbidities | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 22 (31) | 109 (24) | 0.22 |
Chronic cardiac failure | 24 (34) | 79 (18) | 0.002 |
Cirrhosis | 1 (1) | 38 (9) | 0.06 |
Chronic renal failure | 7 (10) | 39 (9) | 0.91 |
Gastro-esophageal reflux | 3 (4) | 25 (6) | 0.86 |
Immunosuppression | 8 (11) | 79 (18) | 0.25 |
Cause for ICU admission | < 0.001 | ||
Acute respiratory failure | 50 (71) | 155 (35) | |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 5 (7) | 52 (12) | |
Shock | 11 (16) | 105 (24) | |
Pneumonia | 14 (20) | 67 (15) | |
Congestive heart failure | 0 (0) | 6 (1) | |
Neurological failure | 3 (4) | 88 (20) | |
Intoxication | 1 (1) | 16 (4) | |
Trauma | 0 (0) | 5 (1) | |
Post-operative | 0 (0) | 9 (2) | |
Cardiac arrest | 0 (0) | 22 (5) | |
Other | 2 (3) | 20 (4) | |