Table 1 Patient characteristics and demographic data.

From: Accuracy of hemodynamic parameters derived by GE E-PiCCO in comparison with PiCCO® in patients admitted to the intensive care unit

Patient characteristics and demographic data

All patients

n = 15

Pressure-controlled ventilated patients with sinus rhythm

n = 6

Sex, n

♀: 7 (46.7%)

♀: 3 (50.0%)

♂: 8 (53.3%)

♂: 3 (50.0%)

Age, years

64.3 ± 15.0

59.8 ± 15.8

Height, cm

172.3 ± 6.9

172.8 ± 7.3

Weight, kg

81.6 ± 16.0

79.2 ± 13.6

Body mass index, kg/m2

27.5 ± 5.5

24.6 (24.5/26.6)

Body surface area (PiCCO), m2

1.9 (1.8/2.1)

2.0 ± 0.2

Predicted body surface area (PiCCO), m2

1.8 ± 0.2

1.8 ± 0.2

Predicted body weight (PiCCO), kg

65.4 ± 8.9

65.0 ± 9.0

Body surface area (GE E-PiCCO), m2

1.9 ± 0.2

1.9 ± 0.1

SOFA score

8.8 ± 3.4

11.2 ± 2.7

APACHE II score

18.8 ± 8.1

19.5 ± 8.2

Reason for ICU admission

 Sepsis

2 (13.3%)

0

 Liver diseases

2 (13.3%)

1 (16.7%)

 Pulmonary diseases

3 (20.0%)

2 (33.3%)

 Cardiogenic diseases

2 (13.3%)

0

 Gastrointestinal diseases

3 (13.3%)

1 (16.7%)

 Others

3 (20.0%)

2 (33.3%)

  1. Quantitative characteristics: normally distributed: mean ± SD; not normally distributed: median (interquartile range).
  2. Categorical characteristics: an absolute (relative) frequency.
  3. APACHE II Score acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score, SOFA Score sequential organ failure assessment score.
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