Table 1 Results of all patients’ characteristics, ICU data and the comparison of survivors and nonsurvivors
All patients (N. 314) | Survivors (N. 269) | Non-survivors (N. 45) | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IRQ,25%-%75) | Median (IRQ,25%-%75) | Median (IRQ,25%-%75) | ||
Age | 64 (51–72) | 64 (51–72) | 64 (47–71) | 0.54 |
Gender n F/M | 106/208 | 92/177 | 14/31 | 0.69 |
Hospital acquired sepsis % | 21.9 | 18.2 | 44.4 | 0.000 |
ICU severity scores& CRP | ||||
APACHE II 1st day | 19 (15–24) | 18 (15–23) | 23 (20–28) | 0.000 |
SOFA score 1st day | 4 (3–6) | 4 (3–5) | 7 (4–9) | 0.000 |
SOFA score 3rd day | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 6 (3–8) | 0.000 |
CRP mg/L initial | 69.0 (26.9-136.0) | 67.2 (26.0 133.0) | 91.3 (35.2-161.0) | 0.12 |
CRP mg/L after 3–5 day in ICU | 50.9 (18.4-97.5) | 44.3 (17.9-88.5) | 105.0 (61.0-159.0) | 0.000 |
APACHE II 1st day | 16.8 (−12.2; 55.1) | 18.3 (−6.2;55.1) | −1.7 (−42.3;53.0) | 0.040 |
Arterial blood gas values | ||||
pH values | 7.32 (7.25- 7.42) | 7.34 (7.26-7.42) | 7.27 (71.8-7.42) | 0.017 |
PaCO2 mmHg | 66.0 (44.4-82.0) | 65.8 (44.9-80.0) | 66.6 (43.5-84.4) | 0.81 |
PaO2 mmHg | 69.9 (54.8-92.7) | 70.6 (55.0-92.0) | 65.8 (53.8-97.0) | 0.62 |
Sat O2 % | 92.9 (85.4-96.4) | 93.0 (87.0-96.3) | 90.0 (81.9-96.0) | 0.17 |
PaO2/FiO2 | 169.9 (117.8-235.3) | 173.0 (123.3-236.3) | 142.0 (97.5-225.0) | 0.041 |
Hospital & ICU days | ||||
Pre ICU hospital days | 3 (2–8) | 3 (1–7) | 4 (2–9) | 0.39 |
Length of stay in ICU | 8 (5–13) | 8 (5–12) | 9 (6–15) | 0.19 |
Length of stay in hospital | 15 (11–21) | 15 (11–21) | 15 (9–21) | 0.48 |
Mechanical ventilation | ||||
Days of IMV, | 6 (3–11) | 6 (3–11) | 7 (4–13) | 0.10 |
IMV, % (N) | 36.6 (115) | 31.2 (84) | 68.9 (31) | 0.000 |
Days of NIV | 6 (4–10) | 6 (4–10) | 5 (4–9) | 0.41 |
NIV, % (N) | 82.2 (258) | 85.5 (230) | 62.2 (28) | 0.000 |