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Table 4 Clinical data during the entire hospitalization in ICU

From: Risk factors of frailty and death or only frailty after intensive care in non-frail elderly patients: a prospective non-interventional study

 

Non-frail at 6 months (n = 34)

Frail or death at 6 months (n = 54)

P*

Frail at 6 months (n = 29)

P**

Norepinephrine, yes

17 (49)

34 (63)

0.230

17 (59)

0.494

Norepinephrine, max dose, μg/kg min−1

0.3 (0.2–0.6)

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

0.123

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

0.500

ARDS

  

0.698

 

0.594

 No

30 (88)

47 (87)

 

26 (90)

 

 Moderate

3 (9)

3 (6)

 

1 (3)

 

 Severe

1 (3)

4 (7)

 

2 (7)

 

Creatinin max, μmol l−1

106 (71–172)

95 (70–169)

0.687

75 (66–105)

0.121

Score RIFLE

  

0.902

 

0.532

No renal aggression

12 (35)

21 (39)

 

15 (52)

 

“Risk”

7 (21)

11 (20)

 

6 (21)

 

“Injury”

7 (21)

7 (13)

 

3 (10)

 

“Failure”

8 (23)

14 (26)

 

5 (17)

 

“Loss”

0 (−)

1 (2)

 

0 (−)

 

Extra renal support

6 (18)

13 (24)

0.475

4 (14))

0.741

Mechanical ventilation

28 (82)

43 (79)

0.753

25 (86)

0.741

Length of mechanical ventilation, days

2 (1–5)

10 (3–21)

0.002

5 (3–17)

0.006

Sedation use

23 (68)

40 (74)

0.515

21 (72)

0.681

Length of sedation, days

1 (1–3)

3 (2–6)

0.002

1 (1–4)

0.095

Mean dose of midazolam, mg h−1

1.2 (1.0–1.5)

1.3 (0.9–1.6)

0.793

1.2 (0.9–1.5)

0.902

Mean dose of morphine, mg h−1

1.9 (1.0–2.9)

2.7 (1.5–3.8)

0.178

2.1 (1.2–4.3)

0.488

Use of neuro-blocking agent

3 (9)

9 (17)

0.356

3 (10)

1.000

Rehabilitation

 Mobilization

19 (56)

40 (74)

0.125

20 (69)

0.420

 Out of bed

15 (44)

31 (57)

0.319

19 (65)

0.148

Enteral nutrition

26 (77)

46 (85)

0.302

26 (90)

0.170

Median daily dose of enteral nutrition delivered, Kcal/kg day−1

 Between day 0 and day 5

8 (5–12)

11 (7–15)

0.050

11 (6–16)

0.151

 Between day 6 and day 10

16 (11–22)

15 (7–21)

0.547

15 (6–22)

0.599

Median daily protein delivered via enteral nutrition, g/kg day−1

 Between day 0 and day 5

0.3 (0.2–0.5)

0.5 (0.3–0.6)

0.025

0.5 (0.2–0.6)

0.064

 Between day 6 and day 10

0.7 (0.5–0.8)

0.7 (0.4–0.8)

0.532

0.6 (0.5–0.9)

0.463

  1. Data are expressed as median (interquartile range 25–75) or number (percentage). *Non-frail vs frail or died at 6 months. **Non-frail vs frail at 6 months. Mobilization and out of bed was notified as at least one action once during ICU stay. ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome, RIFLE risk, injury, failure, loss, end-stage renal disease, ICU intensive care unit