Table 1.
Characteristics of the Sample at Admission, by ICU Survival Outcome
| Variable | Died | Survived 300+ days | F/Chi2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 30 d | In 31–300 d | ||||
| N | 27 | 33 | 95 | ||
| Age (year) | 82.4 (7.2) | 84.0 (6.6) | 82.3 (7.1) | 0.75 | 0.473 |
| Male (%) | 88.9 | 90.9 | 85.3 | 0.79 | 0.674 |
| Married (%) | 85.2 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 1.81 | 0.404 |
| Comorbidity (%) | 96.3 | 75.8 | 92.6 | 9.08 | 0.011 |
| Hypertension | 51.9 | 36.4 | 68.4 | 11.02 | 0.004 |
| Coronary disease | 55.6 | 30.3 | 42.1 | 3.89 | 0.143 |
| Diabetes | 25.9 | 30.3 | 27.4 | 0.16 | 0.924 |
| Hemiplegia | 22.2 | 27.3 | 17.9 | 1.36 | 0.505 |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 25.9 | 21.2 | 13.7 | 2.61 | 0.271 |
| Chronic heart/renal insufficiency | 18.5 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 4.45 | 0.108 |
| Dementia | 11.1 | 12.1 | 4.2 | 3.12 | 0.210 |
| Cancer | 14.8 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 9.46 | 0.009 |
| Comorbidities, others | 22.2 | 12.1 | 16.8 | 1.09 | 0.581 |
| Respiratory disease | 40.7 | 63.6 | 16.8 | 26.55 | <0.001 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 29.6 | 15.2 | 31.6 | 3.36 | 0.187 |
| Cardiovascular postoperative | 7.4 | 3.0 | 27.4 | 12.29 | 0.002 |
| Sepsis | 48.1 | 21.2 | 6.3 | 26.95 | <0.001 |
| Digestive disease | 3.7 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 1.11 | 0.575 |
| Neurologic disease | 3.7 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 0.68 | 0.711 |
| Urologic disease | 7.4 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 3.41 | 0.182 |
| Other diagnose | 7.4 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 0.20 | 0.907 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 81.5 | 54.5 | 11.6 | 55.43 | <0.001 |
| Analgesia with deep vein catheter | 96.3 | 72.7 | 29.5 | 45.97 | <0.001 |
| Continuous veno-venous hemofiltration | 63.0 | 24.2 | 7.40 | 40.00 | <0.001 |
| Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) (/15)* | 9.5 (4.0) | 11.0 (3.4) | 13.5 (2.6) | 21.06 | <0.001 |
| Karnofsky Scale KS (/100)* | 32.6 (15.3) | 43.0 (16.1) | 67.8 (20.3) | 48.03 | <0.001 |
| Palliative Performance Scale PPS (/100)* | 24.1 (15.8) | 36.1 (17.1) | 61.3 (20.0) | 52.34 | <0.001 |
| Acute Physiology Score APS (/252)† | 50.4 (25.3) | 31.7 (16.7) | 17.7 (14.4) | 40.00 | <0.001 |
| APACHE II (/71)† | 20.7 (5.9) | 16.8 (5.8) | 12.1 (5.7) | 26.57 | <0.001 |
| APACHE IV (/299) | 70.0 (25.6) | 52.3 (18.3) | 37.1 (14.6) | 38.60 | <0.001 |
| Chronic FI (23 items) (/1.00)† | 0.48 (0.15) | 0.43 (0.17) | 0.29 (0.15) | 22.88 | <0.001 |
| Acute FI (31 items) (/1.00)† | 0.36 (0.12) | 0.27 (0.08) | 0.17 (0.11) | 36.38 | <0.001 |
| All-factor FI (52 items) (/1.00)† | 0.41 (0.11) | 0.34 (0.11) | 0.22 (0.11) | 38.91 | <0.001 |
Notes: Data are presented as mean (standard deviation), unless as stated otherwise. (APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation)
*A lower score is associated with poorer outcomes.
†A higher score is associated with poorer outcomes.