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Baseline demograpic and physiological variables stratified by outcome (28-day survival) |
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| Variables |
Survivor (n = 8) |
Nonsurvivor (n = 7) |
P |
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| Age (years) |
55 ± 13 |
61 ± 14 |
NS |
| Body weight (kg) |
75 ± 11 |
73 ± 13 |
NS |
| SBP (mmHg) |
98 ± 20 |
120 ± 32 |
NS |
| MAP (mmHg) |
68 ± 12 |
72 ± 13 |
NS |
| CI (l/min per m2) |
4.1 ± 1.1 |
2.7 ± 1.0 |
NS |
| PaO2/FiO2 ratio |
216 ± 99 |
172 ± 49 |
NS |
| APACHE II score |
30.3 ± 4.5 |
32.2 ± 3.9 |
NS |
| SAPS II score |
58.0 ± 16.6 |
66.6 ± 12.7 |
NS |
| SOFA score |
14.3 ± 2.1 |
14.1 ± 2.0 |
NS |
| Number of organ failures |
4.0 ± 0.8 |
4.3 ± 0.5 |
NS |
| Number of PHVHF treatments |
4.8 ± 2.7 |
1.9 ± 0.7 |
0.02 |
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Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation score; CI, cardiac index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PaO2/FiO2, arterial oxygen tension/fractional inspired oxygen; PHVHF, pulse high-volume haemofiltration; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. | |||
Ratanarat et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R294 doi:10.1186/cc3529 |
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