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Univariate analysis: comparison of factors predicting intensive care mortality |
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| Survived (n = 39) |
Died (n = 13) |
P value |
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| Age (years) |
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| Median (interquartile range) |
70 (19) |
74 (11) |
0.49 |
| Minimum–maximum |
16–85 |
36–81 |
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| Male sex [n (%)] |
14 (36) |
6 (46) |
0.39 |
| Operative reason for admission [n (%)] |
26 (67) |
7 (54) |
0.38 |
| Admission Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score |
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| Median (interquartile range) |
4 (5) |
8 (4) |
0.004 |
| Minimum–maximum |
0–15 |
2–13 |
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| Organ failures within the first 24 hours |
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| Cardiovascular failure [n (%)] |
11 (28) |
7 (54) |
0.11 |
| Renal failure [n (%)] |
4 (10) |
4 (31) |
0.09 |
| Respiratory failure [n (%)] |
25 (64) |
11 (85) |
0.30 |
| Admission with sepsis [n (%)] |
12 (31) |
7 (54) |
0.19 |
| Co-morbidities of patients prior to admission |
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| Chronic lung disease [n (%)] |
6 (15) |
1 (8) |
0.66 |
| Ischaemic heart disease [n (%)] |
6 (15) |
5 (42) |
0.11 |
| Diabetes mellitus [n (%)] |
5 (13) |
2 (17) |
0.99 |
| Chronic renal failure [n (%)] |
1 (3) |
1 (8) |
0.44 |
| Chronic liver failure [n (%)] |
0 (0) |
1 (8) |
0.25 |
| Congestive cardiac failure [n (%)] |
3 (8) |
1 (8) |
0.99 |
| Hypertension [n (%)] |
18 (46) |
5 (42) |
0.75 |
| Plasma free DNA level (ng/ml) |
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| Median (interquartile range) |
71 (67) |
321 (189) |
<0.001 |
| Minimum–maximum |
8–1,622 |
40–8,849 |
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Rhodes et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R60 doi:10.1186/cc4894 |
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