TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients on day of ICU admission
| Category | Katowice n = 43 |
Gdansk n = 42 |
Krakow n = 14 |
Zabrze n = 11 |
Opole n = 19 |
In total N = 129 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men, n (%) | 27 (63) | 27 (64) | 6 (43) | 9 (82) | 17 (89) | 86 (66.67) | |
| Age (years) | 61 (52.5–69.5) | 67 (53.5–73.0) | 66.5 (54.0–72.0) | 55 (48.0–63.5) | 48 (42.5–49.5) | 61 (49.0–70.0) | |
| BMI (kg m–2) | 29 (25–34) | 28.6 (26–32.5) | 30.9 (26.5–35) | 28 (25–29) | 29 (26–33.6) | 28.9 (26–33) | |
| NRS 2002 (points) | 4 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 4 (4–4) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–4) | |
| CFS (points) | 3 (2–4) | 6 (4–9) | – | 2 (2–4) | – | 4 (3–5) | |
| SOFA (points) | 7 (5–12) | 7 (5–10) | – | 8 (6–9) | 7 (5–7) | 7 (5–10) | |
| Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 28 (65.12) | 41 (97.62) | 13 (92.86) | 8 (72.73) | 19 (100) | 109 (84.50) | |
| Non-invasive mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 16 (37.21) | 4 (9.52) | 1 (7.14) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 21 (16.28) | |
| Use of catecholamines, n (%) | 29 (67.44) | 35 (83.33) | 9 (64.29 | 3 (27.28) | 13 (68.42) | 89 (68.99) | |
| Renal replacement therapy, n (%) | 7 (16.28) | 2 (4.76) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 9 (6.98) | |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |||||||
| DM | 10 (23.26) | 12 (28.57) | 6 (42.86) | 3 (27.28) | 3 (15.79) | 31 (24.03) | |
| COPD | 3 (6.98) | 3 (7.14) | 2 (14.29) | 1 (9.09) | 0 (0.00) | 9 (6.98) | |
| Asthma | 2 (4.65) | 3 (7.14) | 1 (7.14) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 6 (4.65) | |
| Obesity | 20 (46.51) | 24 (57.14) | 8 (57.14) | 4 (36.37) | 9 (47.37) | 65 (50.39) | |
| Nicotine dependence | 4 (9.30) | 1 (2.38) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (18.19) | 0 (0.00) | 7 (5.43) | |
BMI – body mass index, NRS 2002 – Nutritional Risk Score, CFS – Clinical Frailty Scale, SOFA – Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score, PaO2 – partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood, FiO2 – fraction of inspired oxygen, ARDS – acute respiratory distress syndrome, DM – diabetes mellitus, COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease