|
Age (years)
|
71.3 ± 6.2
|
69.6 ± 6.7
|
0.4
|
|
60–69/70–79/80–85(n)
|
6/9/1
|
15/13/1
| |
|
Gender (M/F)
|
12/4
|
17/12
|
0.27
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
22.3 ± 2.5
|
22.3 ± 3.6
|
0.36
|
|
APACHE II score during the first 24 h of ICU stay
|
12.4 ± 3.1
|
10.5 ± 2.9
|
0.048
|
|
SOFA score just before tracheal extubation
|
5.6 ± 1.4
|
6.1 ± 1.3
|
0.22
|
|
ICU stay (days)
|
7.6 ± 3.4
|
6.0 ± 2.1
|
0.06
|
|
Intubation (days)
|
4.2 ± 3.2
|
2.3 ± 1.0
|
0.005
|
|
Hypertension [n, (%)]
|
12 (75.0)
|
22 (75.9)
|
0.95
|
|
Valvular disease [n, (%)]
|
7 (43.8)
|
15 (51.7)
|
0.60
|
|
Heart failure [n, (%)]
|
0 (0)
|
3 (10.3)
|
0.18
|
|
Left ventricular hypertrophy [n, (%)]
|
6 (37.5)
|
8 (27.6)
|
0.49
|
|
Diabetes [n, (%)]
|
1 (6.3)
|
13 (44.8)
|
0.008
|
|
Smoking [n, (%)]
|
10 (62.5)
|
17 (58.6)
|
0.79
|
|
HR on preoperative ECG (bpm)
|
62.4 ± 11.1
|
66.3 ± 13.6
|
0.33
|
