Table 1.

—Subject Demographics and Clinical Information

Demographics and Clinical Information	Data
No. subjects	21
Male (female)	8 (13)
Age, mean ± SD, min-max, y	59 ± 11, 33-75
APACHE III score, mean ± SD, min-max	49 ± 22, 29-95
Mechanically ventilated	17
Renal insufficiency	10
Myasthenia gravis	3
COPD exacerbation	6
ARDS	2
First day of CBT recording,a mean ± SD, min-max	19.9 ± 18.9, 2-45

Data are presented as No. subjects unless indicated otherwise. APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CBT = core body temperature; max = maximum; min = minimum.

^aRelative to day of ICU admission.