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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of included patients

From: Right ventricular strain measurements in critically ill patients: an observational SICS sub-study

General patient characteristics (n = 171)

 

Age, years#

60 [52, 71]

Gender, n male (%)

100 (58%)

BMI, kg/cm2*

25.2 (4.5)

APACHE IV score*

72.5 (26.7)

SAPS-II score*

44.1 (15.0)

Admission reason

 

 Trauma

18 (11%)

 Surgical

29 (17%)

 Airway problems

4 (2%)

 Respiratory insufficiency

33 (19%)

 Circulatory insufficiency

12 (7%)

 Cardiac, other

6 (3.5%)

 Out of hospital cardiac arrest

24 (14%)

 Neurological

12 (7%)

 Traumatic brain injury

5 (3%)

 Sepsis

13 (8%)

 Metabolic

6 (3.5%)

 Gastro-intestinal

8 (5%)

Clinical variables

 

 Heart rate, beats per minute#

80 [68, 91]

 Respiratory rate, per minute#

16 [14, 20]

 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg#

115 [99, 130]

 Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg#

56 [50, 65]

 Mean arterial pressure, mmHg#

74 [67, 85]

 Central venous pressure, mmHg#

8 [5, 12]

 Use of vasopressors, n (%)

94 (55%)

 Use of sedatives, n (%)

94 (56%)

 Mechanical ventilation, n (%)

107 (63%)

 PEEP, cm H2O#

7 [5, 8]

 Urine output, ml/kg/h#

0.72 [0.42, 1.21]

  1. BMI  Body Mass Index, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, SAPS  Simplified Acute Physiology Score, PEEP  Positive end expiratory pressure
  2. * Mean ± SD, #median [IQR]