Table 3 Association of significant arrhythmia, premature complexes and no arrhythmias with clinical mediators responsible for ICU admission
From: Risk factors and clinical outcomes of arrhythmias in the medical intensive care unit
All (n = 215) | No arrhythmia (n = 109) | Arrhythmiaa (n = 62) | Premature complexesb (n = 44) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute respiratory failure, n (%) | 108 (50.2) | 47 (43.1) | 37 (59.7) | 24 (54.6) | 0.093 |
Shock, n (%) | 17 (7.9) | 6 (5.5) | 9 (14.5) | 2 (4.6) | 0.090 |
Acute Myocardial Ischemia, n (%) | 45 (20.9) | 19 (17.4) | 16 (25.8) | 10 (22.7) | 0.410 |
Decompensated CHF, n (%) | 30 (14.0) | 11 (10.1) | 7 (11.3) | 12 (27.3) | 0.016 |
Hyperglycemia, n (%) | 86 (40.0) | 45 (41.3) | 25 (40.3) | 16 (36.4) | 0.852 |
Acute kidney injury, n (%) | 91 (42.3) | 35 (32.1) | 36 (58.1) | 20 (45.5) | 0.004 |
Local infection, n (%) | 101 (47.0) | 45 (41.3) | 34 (54.8) | 22 (50.0) | 0.210 |
Systemic infection, n (%) | 60 (27.9) | 25 (22.9) | 25 (40.3) | 10 (22.7) | 0.036 |
Acute CNS event, n (%) | 19 (8.8) | 9 (8.3) | 5 (8.1) | 5 (11.4) | 0.802 |
Gastrointestinal bleeding, n (%) | 15 (7.0) | 13 (11.9) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.6) | 0.006 |
Acid/base disturbance, n (%) | 40 (18.6) | 21 (19.3) | 11 (17.7) | 8 (18.2) | 0.967 |
Electrolyte imbalance, n (%) | 32 (14.9) | 16 (14.7) | 7 (11.3) | 9 (20.5) | 0.425 |
Intoxication, n (%) | 6 (2.8) | 4 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.6) | 0.288 |
Mediators, n (%) | |||||
0–2 | 84 (39.1) | 50 (45.9) | 19 (30.7) | 15 (34.1) | 0.054 |
3–4 | 92 (42.8) | 47 (43.1) | 28 (45.2) | 17 (38.6) | |
≥5 | 39 (18.1) | 12 (11.0) | 15 (24.2) | 12 (27.3) |