Table 5.
Investigations charactersitics and ICU-mortality of patients in SICU, (N = 388)
| Variables | Categories | Total (N = 388) | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead (n = 148) | Alive (n = 240) | |||
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | Anemia | 321 (82.7%) | 133 (89.9%) | 188 (78.3%) |
| Normal | 67 (17.3%) | 15 (10.1%) | 52 (21.7%) | |
| Random blood sugar (mg/dl) | < 70 | 41 (8.9%) | 34 (23%) | 7 (2.9%) |
| 70–160 | 139 (35.8%) | 23 (15.5%) | 116 (48.3%) | |
| > 160 | 208 (53.6%) | 91 (61.5%) | 117 (48.8%) | |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | < 0.7 | 39 (10%) | 18 (12.2%) | 21 (8.8%) |
| 0.7–1.4 | 224 (58.8%) | 34 (23%) | 190 (79.2%) | |
| ≥ 1.5 | 125 (32.2%) | 96 (64.8%) | 29 (12%) | |
| SGPT (U/L) | ≤ 32 | 145 (37.4%) | 27 (18.2%) | 118 (49.2%) |
| > 32 | 243 (62.6%) | 121 (81.8%) | 122 (50.8%) | |
| SGOT (U/L) | ≤ 32 | 96 (24.7%) | 21 (14.2%) | 75 (31.2%) |
| > 32 | 292 (75.3%) | 127 (85.8%) | 165 (68.8%) | |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | < 135 | 98 (25.3%) | 62 (41.9%) | 36 (15%) |
| 135–145 | 178 (45.9%) | 38 (25.7%) | 140 (58.3%) | |
| > 145 | 112 (28.8%) | 48 (32.4%) | 64 (26.7%) | |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | < 3.5 | 49 (12.6%) | 29 (19.6%) | 20 (8.3%) |
| 3.5-5.0 | 234 (60.3%) | 36 (24.3%) | 198 (82.5%) | |
| > 5.0 | 105 (27.1) % | 83 (56.1%) | 22 (9.2%) | |
Key: - SICU = Surgical Intensive Care Unit; SGPT = Serum Glutamic-Pyruvic Transaminase; SGOT = Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase; g/dl = grams per deciliter; mg/dl = milligrams per deciliter; mEq/L = milliEquivalents per Liter; U/L = Units per Liter