Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients
| Index group with oedema (n = 7) | Reference group without oedema (n = 7) | P value | |
| Age (years) | 58 (32–85) | 49 (21–71) | 0.39 |
| Men | 5 (71%) | 6 (86%) | |
| Length (cm) | 171 (165–185) | 176 (165–185) | 0.26 |
| Weight at admission (kg) | 68 (47–80) | 77 (65–90) | 0.20 |
| Weight at study day (kg) | 89 (65–107) | 77 (65–85) | 0.09 |
| Weight gain (kg) | 21 (31%) | 1 (1%) | 0.001 |
| BMI at admission (kg/m2) | 23.4 (16.3–27.6) | 24.8 (21.0–30.4) | 0.47 |
| BMI at study day (kg/m2) | 30.6 (22.5–37.9) | 25.0 (21.5–30.4) | 0.04 |
| SOFA score | 4 (3–5) | 5 (3–6) | 0.41 |
| Creatinine clearance (ml/minute) | 71 (36–109) | 131 (85–168) | 0.003 |
| Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 91 (80–115) | 95 (79–122) | 0.64 |
| Diagnosis (number) | |||
| Sepsis | 4 | 0 | |
| Neurotrauma | 1 | 2 | |
| Intoxication | 1 | 0 | |
| Pneumonia | 0 | 1 | |
| Multitrauma | 0 | 2 | |
| Exacerbation COPD | 0 | 1 | |
| Perforated appendicitis | 1 | 0 | |
| Cerebral bleeding | 0 | 1 |
Data are means with ranges in parentheses unless otherwise specified. BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment.