Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics (n = 232)
Variable | Values median [IQR] or number (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years), median [IQR] | 69.0 [55.8–80.0] |
Gender (male), n (%) | 156 (67%) |
BMI (kg/m2), median [IQR] | 21.1 [18.8–24.2] |
Ambulatory prior to admission, n (%) | 208 (90%) |
Admitted from | |
 Emergency room, n (%) | 181 (78%) |
 Hospital ward, n (%) | 51 (22%) |
ICU admission diagnosis | |
 Sepsis, n (%) | 92 (40%) |
 Gastrointestinal, n (%) | 49 (21%) |
 Respiratory failure, n (%) | 29 (13%) |
 Trauma, n (%) | 28 (12%) |
 Drug abuse, n (%) | 12 (5%) |
 Others, n (%) | 22 (9%) |
APACHE II score, median [IQR] | 16 [10–22] |
SOFA on admission, median [IQR] | 4 [2–7] |
Patients undergoing mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 72 (31%) |
Patients receiving ECMO, n (%) | 6 (2.6%) |
Patients receiving continuous analgesia (opiates), n (%) | 117 (50%) |
Patients receiving continuous sedation, n (%) | 82 (35%) |
Patients receiving vasopressors, n (%) | 87 (38%) |
Patients receiving steroids, n (%) | 39 (17%) |
Patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents, n (%) | 2 (0.90%) |
Patients receiving dialysis, n (%) | 34 (15%) |
ICU length of stay (days), median [IQR] | 1.8 [1.2–3.7] |
Mechanical ventilation period (days), median [IQR] | 2.1 [0.9–4.2] |
Hospital length of stay (days), median [IQR] | 16.9 [9.3–36.1] |
Ambulatory at discharge, n (%) | 184 (79%) |
In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 11 (4.7%) |
Discharged to | |
 Home, n (%) | 138 (60%) |
 Another hospital or rehabilitation center, n (%) | 72 (31%) |
 Nursing home, n (%) | 11 (4.7%) |