Table 1.
Baseline, clinical and laboratory parameters
| Parameter |
ICU stay > 3 days |
ICU stay ≤ 3 days |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 25) | (n = 81) | ||
| Age (years) |
64 (61 to 70) |
65 (48 to 73) |
0.89 |
| ICG-PDR (%/minute) |
17 (12 to 24) |
22.5 (17 to 29) |
0.03 |
| Bilirubin (μmol/l) |
15 (9 to 31) |
9 (6 to 15) |
0.003 |
| AST (U/l) |
84 (35 to 439) |
36 (23 to 90) |
0.02 |
| ALT(U/l) |
57 (23 to 403) |
29 (16 to 70) |
0.05 |
| AP (U/l) |
63 (46 to 132) |
52 (41 to 75) |
0.26 |
| Quick (%) |
86 (46 to 106) |
89 (63 to 105) |
0.50 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) |
9 (8 to 13) |
10 (9 to 12) |
0.79 |
| WBC (g/l) |
10 (9 to 12) |
10 (7 to 14) |
0.82 |
| aPTT (seconds) |
33 (29 to 40) |
29 (25 to 33) |
0.05 |
| dDimer (mg/l) |
3 (2 to 5) |
2 (1 to 3) |
0.02 |
| Cystatin C (mg/l) |
1 (1 to 1) |
1 (1 to 1) |
0.72 |
| CRP (mg/l) |
31 (5 to 81) |
15 (5 to 70) |
0.87 |
| PCT (μg/l) |
1 (1 to 2) |
2 (1 to 4) |
0.41 |
| IL-6 (ng/l) |
403 (190 to 853) |
177 (55 to 314) |
0.005 |
| NT-proBNP (ng/l) |
745 (111 to 1875) |
245 (68 to 957) |
0.09 |
| MR-proANP (pmol/l) |
268 (119 to 342) |
140 (94 to 214) |
0.03 |
| Pro-ADM (nmol/l) |
2 (1 to 3) |
1 (1 to 2) |
0.03 |
| Copeptin (pmol/l) |
96 (20 to 171) |
94 (28 to 230) |
0.67 |
| SAPS II (points) | 31 (26 to 43) | 24 (18 to 30) | 0.01 |
Data presented as median (IQR). AP, alkaline phosphatase; aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CRP, C-reactive protein; ICG-PDR, indocyanine green plasma disappearance rate; IL, interleukin; MR-proANP, pro-atrial natriuretic peptide; NT-proBNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; PCT, procalcitonin; Pro-ADM, proadrenomedullin; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; WBC, white blood cells. Quick, prothrombin time.