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. 2025 Mar 26;29:137. doi: 10.1186/s13054-025-05356-0

Table 3.

Association of macrocirculatory hemodynamic and tissue perfusion variables with endpoints in univariable Cox model

Nevents/N (%) Univariable cox model Prognostic value
HR (CI 95%) p value C-index (CI 95%) p value
Outcome = death at 30 days
Mean SAP (per 10 mmHg decrease) 44/118 (37%) 1.41 (1.14–1.74) 0.001 0.635 (0.552–0.718) 0.001
Mean SAP < 95 mmHg 44/118 (37%) 2.09 (1.10–3.94) 0.024 0.580 (0.510–0.650) 0.025
Mean MAP (per 10 mmHg decrease) 44/118 (37%) 1.74 (1.25–2.41) 0.0010 0.644 (0.560–0.728) 0.0008
Mean MAP < 70 mmHg 44/118 (37%) 1.89 (1.04–3.43) 0.037 0.584 (0.510–0.657) 0.027
Mean ScvO2 (per 1% decrease) 43/115 (37%) 1.03 (1.00–1.06) 0.023 0.600 (0.506–0.693) 0.036
Mean ScvO2 < 70% 43/115 (37%) 1.80 (0.99–3.28) 0.054 0.586 (0.511–0.661) 0.025
Mean CO (per 1 L/min decrease) 43/114 (38%) 1.62 (1.24–2.13) 0.0004 0.668 (0.581–0.756) 0.0002
Mean CO < 3.5 L/min 43/114 (38%) 2.38 (1.30–4.33) 0.005 0.617 (0.544–0.691) 0.002
Mean CI (per 1 L/min/m2 decrease) 44/117 (38%) 2.04 (1.24–3.34) 0.005 0.626 (0.538–0.715) 0.005
Mean CI ≤ 1.8 L/min/m2 44/117 (38%) 1.81 (0.96–3.41) 0.068 0.577 (0.503–0.651) 0.042
Mean CPI (per 0.1 W/m2 decrease) 44/117 (38%) 1.57 (1.19–2.08) 0.001 0.648 (0.563–0.732) 0.0006
Mean CPI < 0.27 W/m2 44/117 (38%) 2.37 (1.22–4.61) 0.011 0.584 (0.516–0.653) 0.016
Mean ∆PCO2 (per 1 mmHg increase) 43/114 (38%) 1.14 (1.07–1.22) 0.0001 0.623 (0.529–0.717) 0.010
Mean ∆PCO2 ≥ 9 mmHg 43/114 (38%) 2.75 (1.51–5.02) 0.0010 0.629 (0.556–0.702) 0.0005
Mean ∆PCO2/C(a-v)O2 (per 1 mmHg/mL increase) 42/113 (37%) 1.10 (1.02–1.18) 0.012 0.610 (0.527–0.694) 0.009
Mean ∆PCO2/C(a-v)O2 ≥ 1.5 mmHg/mL 42/113 (37%) 2.15 (1.08–4.29) 0.029 0.598 (0.532–0.665) 0.004
Mean arterial lactate (per 1 mmol/L increase) 42/116 (36%) 1.29 (1.20–1.38)  < 0.0001 0.764 (0.685–0.842)  < 0.0001
Mean arterial lactate ≥ 3 mmol/L 42/116 (36%) 4.18 (2.13–8.19)  < 0.0001 0.687 (0.623–0.751)  < 0.0001

SAP: systolic arterial pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure; CO: cardiac output; CI: cardiac index; CPI: cardiac power index; ScvO2: central venous oxygen saturation; P(v-a)CO2/C(a-v)O2 ratio: ratio of venous-arterial carbon dioxide tension difference to arterial-venous oxygen content difference (or ∆PCO2/C(a-v)O2)

CI: confidence interval, HR: hazard ratio