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Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients |
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| Index group with oedema (n = 7) |
Reference group without oedema (n = 7) |
P value |
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| Age (years) |
58 (32–85) |
49 (21–71) |
0.39 |
| Men |
5 (71%) |
6 (86%) |
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| Length (cm) |
171 (165–185) |
176 (165–185) |
0.26 |
| Weight at admission (kg) |
68 (47–80) |
77 (65–90) |
0.20 |
| Weight at study day (kg) |
89 (65–107) |
77 (65–85) |
0.09 |
| Weight gain (kg) |
21 (31%) |
1 (1%) |
0.001 |
| BMI at admission (kg/m2) |
23.4 (16.3–27.6) |
24.8 (21.0–30.4) |
0.47 |
| BMI at study day (kg/m2) |
30.6 (22.5–37.9) |
25.0 (21.5–30.4) |
0.04 |
| SOFA score |
4 (3–5) |
5 (3–6) |
0.41 |
| Creatinine clearance (ml/minute) |
71 (36–109) |
131 (85–168) |
0.003 |
| Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) |
91 (80–115) |
95 (79–122) |
0.64 |
| Diagnosis (number) |
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| Sepsis |
4 |
0 |
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| Neurotrauma |
1 |
2 |
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| Intoxication |
1 |
0 |
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| Pneumonia |
0 |
1 |
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| Multitrauma |
0 |
2 |
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| Exacerbation COPD |
0 |
1 |
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| Perforated appendicitis |
1 |
0 |
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| Cerebral bleeding |
0 |
1 |
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Data are means with ranges in parentheses unless otherwise specified. BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment. | |||
Rommers et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R93 doi:10.1186/cc4952 |
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