Table 3 The comparison of clinical outcome of patients with liver cirrhosis.
From: Outcome of liver cirrhosis patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation
Variable | Survival cases (n = 41) | Mortality cases (n = 17) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD | 65.5 ± 12.0 | 64.9 ± 11.3 | 0.867 |
Sex, n(%) | |||
Male | 26(63.4%) | 12(70.6%) | 0.601 |
Female | 15(36.6%) | 5(29.4%) | |
Category of transferred ICU, n(%) | 1.000 | ||
Surgery | 9(22.0%) | 4(23.5%) | |
Medicine | 32(78.0%) | 13(76.5%) | |
Hepatitis B virus, n(%) | 5(12.2%) | 3(17.6) | 0.681 |
Hepatitis C virus, n(%) | 10(24.4%) | 3(17.6%) | 0.736 |
Alcoholism, n(%) | 2(4.9%) | 1(5.9%) | 1.000 |
Length of ICU stay, mean ± SD | 21.6 ± 10.2 | 18.8 ± 5.7 | 0.295 |
Length of RCC stay, mean ± SD | 17.5 ± 11.0 | 15.1 ± 9.9 | 0.425 |
ICU APACHE II scores, mean ± SD | 21.3 ± 7.7 | 23.9 ± 6.6 | 0.250 |
RCC APACHE II scores, mean ± SD | 18.3 ± 5.8 | 20.1 ± 5.3 | 0.281 |
Hemodialysis, n(%) | 0.311 | ||
None | 33(80.5%) | 11(64.7%) | |
HD | 8(19.5%) | 6(35.3%) | |
Diagnosis of RCC admission, n(%) | 0.242 | ||
Lung infection | 20(48.8%) | 9(52.9%) | |
Decompensated heart disease | 2(4.9%) | 0(0%) | |
Neuromuscular disease | 14(34.1%) | 5(29.4%) | |
Infection other than pneumonia | 4(9.8%) | 0(0%) | |
Decompensated gastrointestinal disease | 1(2.4%) | 3(17.6%) | |
Laboratory findings, mean ± SD | |||
Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dl | 45.4 ± 33.6 | 53.6 ± 22.9 | 0.359 |
Creatinine, mg/dl | 1.6 ± 1.6 | 2.6 ± 1.9 | 0.051 |
Serum sodium, mEq/L | 142.7 ± 6.1 | 142.1 ± 10.7 | 0.807 |
Bilirubin Total, mg/dl | 2.4 ± 4.4 | 3.2 ± 6.0 | 0.543 |
Albumin, g/dl | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 0.371 |
Hemoglobin, g/dl | 9.9 ± 1.3 | 9.6 ± 1.4 | 0.391 |
Phosphate, mg/dl | 3.3 ± 1.5 | 3.0 ± 1.4 | 0.517 |
MELD score, mean ± SD | 13.7 ± 6.2 | 18.9 ± 8.8 | 0.036 |
