Table 1: Demographic characteristics of the patients at baseline.
Characteristic |
Patients (No = 97) |
Mean Age (range), y |
60 (31-85) |
Sexe No (%) Male Female |
72 (74.2) 25 (25.8) |
BMI Kg/m2 (Mean + sd) |
31.4 + 6.2 |
SAPS II (mean + sd) |
41.5 + 13 |
SOFA (median) |
6 |
Coexisting disorders No (%) Arterial hypertension Diabetes mellitus Dyslipidemia Coronary artery disease Ischemic stroke Chronic kidney disease Chronic liver disease HIV Cancer COPD Asthma Obstructive sleep apnea Smoking Others |
45 (46.4) 28 (28.9) 22 (22.7) 16 (16.5) 5 (5.2) 8 (8.2) 0 3 (3.1) 5 (5.2) 7 (7.2) 8 (8.2) 18 (18.6) 3 (3.1) 10 (10.4) |
Medications No (%) ARB CEI β blockers Calcic inhibitors Thiazides Statins Antidiabetics Glucocorticoids Inhaled steroids Immune suppressors NSAI drugs |
21 (21.6) 14 (14.4) 23 (23.7) 18 (18.6) 16 (16.5) 21 (21.6) 20 (20.6) 5 (5.2) 5 (5.2) 5 (5.2) 2 (2.1) |
Mean duration of symptoms before admission (days + sd) |
10 + 5 |
Admission location No (%) Home Hospital transfers |
49 (50.5) 48 (49.5) |
Extubated No. (%) Transferred to other ICU unit No. (%) Died in our unit No./ total No. (%) |
4 (4.1) 60 (61.9) 18 (18.6) |
y: Years; BMI: Body Mass Index; SAPS: Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SOFA: Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; COPD: Chronic Obstruciv Pulmonary Disease; ARB: Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker; CEI: Conversion Enzyme Inhibitor; NSAI: Non-Steroidien Anti-Inflammatory; ICU: Intensive Care Unit.