Table 1 Patient characteristics.
From: Association of tissue oxygen saturation levels with skeletal muscle injury in the critically ill
Variables | Critically ill patients (n = 34) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 67.3 ± 15.3 |
Male, n (%) | 20 (59) |
Height (cm) | 163.7 ± 6.9 |
Weight (kg) | 63.1 ± 13.4 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.5 ± 4.7 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 26.1 ± 21.0 |
APACHE II score (points) | 17.5 ± 10.0 |
SOFA score (points) | 5.0 ± 4.7 |
Charlson index (points) | 1.3 ± 1.6 |
mRS (points) | 0.6 ± 1.1 |
log IL-6 (pg/mL) | 5.7 ± 2.7 |
Reasons for emergency transport | |
Trauma, n (%) | 7 (21) |
Medical emergencies or others, n (%) | 27 (79) |
Diagnosis at admission | |
Traumatic pneumothorax, n (%) | 2 (6) |
Head trauma, n (%) | 5 (15) |
Sepsis, n (%) | 3 (9) |
Acute pan-peritonitis, n (%) | 3 (9) |
Intestinal necrosis, n (%) | 3 (9) |
Mesenteric ischemia, n (%) | 2 (6) |
Gastrointestinal perforation, n (%) | 5 (15) |
Strangulation ileus, n (%) | 2 (6) |
Necrotizing fasciitis, n (%) | 2 (6) |
Acute renal failure, n (%) | 1 (3) |
Acute liver failure, n (%) | 1 (3) |
Drug overdose, n (%) | 3 (9) |
Burn, n (%) | 1 (3) |
Cardiac arrest, n (%) | 1 (3) |
Treatments | |
Ventilator use, n (%) | 15 (44) |
Length of mechanical ventilation use (days) | 12.4 ± 17.2 |
Length to start the mechanical ventilation (hours) | 78.3 ± 101.5 |
Treatment with any glucocorticoids, n (%) | 10 (29) |
Treatment with any vasopressor, n (%) | 14 (41) |
Treatment with any neuromuscular blocker, n (%) | 2 (6) |
