Table 2 Patient characteristics
From: Relevance of non-nutritional calories in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients
Age (years), mean (s.d.) | 65.9 (14.3) |
Gender, male, N (%) | 90 (61.6) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (s.d.) | 26.9 (5.9) |
Primary admission diagnosis | |
Cardiovascular, N (%) | 57 (39.0) |
Gastrointestinal, N (%) | 32 (21.9) |
Metabolic, N (%) | 1 (0.7) |
Neurological, N (%) | 12 (8.2) |
Renal, N (%) | 1 (0.7) |
Respiratory, N (%) | 43 (29.5) |
Baseline APACHE II score, mean (s.d.) | 21.5 (7.5) |
Baseline SOFA score, median (Q1–Q3) | 3.0 (2.0-5.0) |
Sepsis, yes, N (%) | 62 (42.5) |
Admission type | |
Medical, N (%) | 91 (62.3) |
Elective surgery, N (%) | 23 (15.8) |
Non-elective surgery, N (%) | 32 (21.9) |
Number of comorbid conditions, mean (s.d.) | 1.8 (1.0) |
Diabetes mellitus, N (%) | 25 (17.1) |
Hepatic, N (%) | 10 (6.8) |
Gastrointestinal, N (%) | 34 (23.3) |
Renal, N (%) | 14 (9.6) |
Respiratory, N (%) | 59 (40.4) |
Cardiovascular, N (%) | 74 (50.7) |
Neurological, N (%) | 39 (26.7) |
NUTRIC score, mean (s.d.) | 4.1 (1.7) |
LOS hospital, days, mean (s.d.) | 15.0 (16.0) |
LOS ICU, days, mean (s.d.) | 29.6 (26.8) |
Hospital mortality, yes, N (%) | 20 (13.7) |
ICU mortality, yes, N (%) | 16 (11.0) |
Patients with non-nutritional calories | |
Dextrose infusiona, N (%) | 131 (89.7) |
Propofola, N (%) | 101 (69.2) |
Citrate dialysesa, N (%) | 12 (8.2) |
