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. 2023 Apr 26;18(4):e0285035. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285035

Table 1. Demographics and clinical characteristics of surgical intensive care unit patients.

Variable OSICU group (n = 191) CSICU group (n = 560) p
Male (%) 106 (55.5) 279 (49.8) 0.175
Age (years) 67.3 ± 16.10 72.2 ± 15.01 < 0.05
BMI (kg/m2) 26.57 ± 34.174 23.49 ± 4.856 0.219
APACHE II score 17.4 ± 7.97 21.8 ± 7.65 < 0.05
SOFA score 2.0 ± 2.29 4.1 ± 3.06 < 0.05
Comorbidities (%)
    Hypertension 104 (54.5) 316 (56.4) 0.634
    Diabetes mellitus 68 (35.6) 173 (30.9) 0.229
    Heart disease 26 (13.6) 80 (14.3) 0.818
    Lung disease 3 (1.6) 4 (0.7) 0.288
    Liver disease 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Kidney disease 5 (2.6) 12 (2.1) 0.703
    Brain disease 0 (0) 30 (5.4) < 0.05
    Malignant disease 10 (5.2) 90 (16.1) < 0.05
Social history (%)
    Alcohol history 47 (24.6) 90 (16.1) < 0.05
    Smoking history 56 (29.3) 88 (15.7) < 0.05
Sepsis or septic shock (%) 15 (7.9) 70 (12.5%) 0.080
Postoperative ICU admission (n = 636, %) 158 (93.5) 448 (95.9) 0.200
    General Surgery (%) 123 (72.8) 326 (69.8%) < 0.05
    Orthopedic Surgery (%) 22 (13.0) 100 (21.4%)
    Urology (%) 6 (3.6) 24 (5.1)
    Obstetrics and Gynecology (%) 7 (4.1) 11 (2.4)
    Plastic Surgery (%) 10 (5.9) 6 (1.3)
    Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (%) 1 (0.6) 0 (0)

OSICU, open surgical intensive care unit; CSICU, closed surgical intensive care unit; BMI, body mass index; APACHE II, acute physiology, and chronic health evaluation II; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; ICU, intensive care unit