Table 1.
Demographic features and clinical-laboratory baselines for critically ill patients (N=190)
| Features | Result |
| Age (years) | 64.00±17.17 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 105 (55.30) |
| Male | 85 (44.70) |
| Ethnicity | |
| African descent | 142 (74.70) |
| Non-African descent | 48 (25.30) |
| Number using vasoactive drugs | 55 (28.95) |
| APACHE II score | 15 (5.5-24.5) |
| Referral | |
| Surgical center | 58 (30.53) |
| Infimary | 58 (30.53) |
| Urgent care | 43 (22.63) |
| Another hospital | 16 (8.42) |
| Hemodynamics | 14 (7.37) |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.22±0.71 |
| Serum K+ (mEq/L) | 4.02±1.35 |
| Volume administered (mL/24 hours) | 2.953.00 (1.018-4.888) |
| Urine output | 1.400.00 (210-2.590) |
| Heart failure/cardiogenic shock | 79 (42.00) |
| Sepsis/septic shock | 89 (46.80) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 63 (33.2) |
| Systemic hypertension | 125 (65.80) |
| Elective surgery | 51 (26.80) |
| Emergency surgery | 21 (11.10) |
| Temperature | 35.73±3.39 |
| MBP (mmHg) | 91.02±22.71 |
| HR | 89.20±23.46 |
| RR | 20.13±6.80 |
| PaO2/FiO2 | 298.03 (123.12-472.94) |
| pH | 7.39±0.09 |
| Serum Na+ (mEq/L) | 139.37±15.23 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 34.11±7.98 |
| White blood cells (/mm3) | 11.600.00 (3.600-19.600) |
| Glasgow | 11.75±3.17 |
Serum K+ - serum potassium; MBP - mean blood pressure; HR - heart rate; RR - respiratory rate; PaO2/FiO2 - arterial oxygen pressure/fraction of inspired oxygen; Serum Na+ - serum sodium. The results are expressed as number (%), mean±standard deviation or median (interquartile interval).