Table 3.
Comparison of surviving and non-surviving CCI patients.
| Variable | Survivors | Non-survivors | P |
| N | 11 | 13 | |
| Age | 50.2 ± 13.6 | 68.7 ± 15.0 | < 0.01 |
| Gender, male | 6 (54.5) | 5 (38.5) | 0.68 |
| Type of admission | 0.72 | ||
| Medical | 8 (72.7) | 11 (84.6) | |
| Elective surgery | 2 (18.2) | 1 (7.7) | |
| Emergency surgery | 1 (9.1) | 1 (7.7) | |
| ARDS | |||
| Upon admission | 2 (18.2) | - | 0.19 |
| During evolution | 4 (36.4) | 1 (7.7) | 0.14 |
| Shock | |||
| Upon admission | 2 (18.2) | 3 (23.1) | 0.76 |
| During evolution | 8 (72.7) | 12 (92.3) | 0.30 |
| Sepsis | 7 (63.6) | 7 (53.8) | 0.69 |
| APACHE II | 22.6 ± 7.1 | 25.9 ± 8.6 | 0.32 |
| SOFA | 6.6 ± 3.0 | 6.9 ± 3.9 | 0.83 |
CCI, chronically critically ill; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.