Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristics | Overall (n = 80) |
|---|---|
Age, mean ±SD, year | 68 ± 14 |
Male/female | 54/26 |
Body mass index, mean ± SD, kg/m2 | 24 ± 4 |
APACHE II score | 24 (19–30) |
SOFA, mean in the first 3 days | 9 (5–12) |
Sepsis (sepsis-3 criteria), n (%) | 31 (39) |
ICU admission reasons, n (%) | |
Respiratory failure | 22 (28) |
Post-cardiac surgery | 15 (19) |
Heart failure | 8 (10) |
Sepsis, nonrespiratory | 7 (9) |
Stroke | 7 (9) |
Cardiac arrest | 5 (6) |
Traumas | 2 (3) |
Others | 14 (18) |