Table 2 Baseline characteristics and daily fluid balance compared between patients from a historical cohort of septic shock and corporeal compression-treated patients.

From: Corporeal Compression at the Onset of Septic shock (COCOONs): a compression method to reduce fluid balance of septic shock patients

 

Compression treatment

Historical cohort

p

Baseline characteristics

n = 50

n = 50

 

    Age (years, median, IQR)

71 [59–77]

71 [62–76]

0.90

    Women, n (%)

12 (24)

13 (26)

0.82

    SAPS II (median, IQR)

56.5 [49–72]

66 [55–80]

0.04

    SOFA score (median, IQR)

12 [10–13]

12 [10–13]

0.72

Fluid balance (median, IQR)

Inclusion day (≪day 0≫)

1785 [950–3000]; n = 50

2475 [1170–3780]; n = 45

0.07

    Day 1

970 [300–1680]; n = 49

2405 [1355–3602]; n = 44

<0.001

    Day 2

720 [200–1460]; n = 43

1919 [450–3380]; n = 38

0.002

    Day 3

850 [50–2055]; n = 39

1437 [88–2088]; n = 36

0.33

    Day 4

710 [−270–1320]; n = 37

253 [−1040–1540]; n = 28

0.31

    Day 5

290 [−600–1545]; n = 37

13 [−855–1705]; n = 26

0.60

    Day 6

157 [−650–1000]; n = 36

850 [−200–1850]; n = 23

0.09

    Day 7

48 [−590–635]; n = 38

780 [120–1445]; n = 21

0.04

  1. IQR: interquartile range; SAPS II: Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.
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