Table 1 |
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Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients |
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Characteristic |
Value |
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Number of patients |
94 |
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Male |
56 |
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Female |
48 |
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Age (years) |
59 (21 to 69) |
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Reason for medical intensive care unit admission |
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Abdominal |
35 (37%) |
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Pulmonary |
27 (29%) |
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Urogenital/retroperitoneal |
8 (9%) |
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Bloodstream infections |
6 (6%) |
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Cerebrovascular |
8 (9%) |
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Miscellaneous |
10 (11%) |
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Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) |
67 (23 to 96) |
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Mechanically ventilated |
78 (83%) |
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PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg) |
240 (48 to 646) |
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Adrenaline or noradrenaline |
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None |
32 (34%) |
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≤ 0.1 μg/kg/min |
19 (20%) |
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>0.1 μg/kg/min |
43 (46%) |
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Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score |
13 (3 to 22) |
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Data presented as n (%) or median (range). |
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Lukasz et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R94 doi:10.1186/cc6966 |
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