Table 2 Outcomes.

From: The association of midregional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM) at ICU admission and fluid overload in patients post elective cardiac surgery

Fluid overload

Characteristics

Overall (N = 331)

No (N = 111)

Yes (N = 221)

p-value

Post-surgery characteristics

  Cumulative fluid balance at ICU discharge

1964.0 (1513.5)

1433.2 (1631.6)

2229.4 (1414.8)

0.157

  Cumulative fluids perioperative

8.078 (6.002, 9.281)

6.337 (5.374, 9.175)

8.187 (7.833, 9.244)

0.3

  FO post-surgery

7 (23%)

2 (20%)

5 (24%)

> 0.9

  FO at day 6

3 (9.1%)

0 (0%)

3 (14%)

0.5

  Weight at day 6

83.5 (16.0)

84.3 (12.1)

83.0 (18.0)

0.833

  Duration of MV (d)

0.6 (0.5, 0.6)

0.5 (0.4, 0.6)

0.6 (0.5, 0.8)

0.647

  Duration of vasopressors (h)

0.3 (0.2, 0.7)

0.2 (0.2, 0.2)

0.4 (0.3, 0.7)

0.012

  Total vasopressor dose (mg)

0.3 (0.1, 2.0)

0.1 (0.1, 0.2)

0.4 (0.1, 2.5)

0.089

MR-proADM Values (nmol/L)

  MR-proADM 1 day preoperative (n = 33)

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

0.6 (0.5, 0.6)

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

0.954

  MR-proADM at ICU admission (n = 33)

0.9 (0.7, 1.3)

0.9 (0.6, 1.2)

1.1 (0.9, 1.4)

0.194

  MR-proADM day 1 postoperative (n = 33)

1.4 (0.5)

1.3 (0.4)

1.5 (0.6)

0.350

  MR-proADM day 6 postoperative (n = 29)

0.9 (0.7, 1.1)

0.9 (0.7, 1.1)

0.9 (0.7, 1.4)

0.614

Outcomes

  LOS ICU

0.88 (0.84, 0.91)

0.88 (0.84, 0.89)

0.88 (0.83, 0.91)

0.730

  LOS hospital

8.0 (7.4, 11.0)

8.1 (7.0, 12.0)

8.0 (7.4, 10.1)

0.660

  1. 1Mean (SD); n (%); Median (IQR); BMI, body mass index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; ASA, American Society of Anaesthesiologists; DHCA, deep hypothermic circulatory arrest; ECC, extra corporeal circulation.
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