Table 3.
Severity of illness, use of vasopressors, need for mechanical ventilation, and physiologic parameters on admission to the ICU according to the GOS
| GOS after 3 months | GOS after 6 months | GOS after 12 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOS 1–3 | GOS 4–5 | GOS 1–3 | GOS 4–5 | GOS 1–3 | GOS 4–5 | |
| SAPS II, mean ± SD | 42.2 ± 13.2 | 31.6 ± 14.1‡ | 42.5 ± 13.3 | 32.3 ± 14.0‡ | 42.6 ± 13.2 | 32.6 ± 14.1‡ |
| SOFA score, total, mean ± SD | 6.7 ± 2.3 | 4.8 ± 2.7‡ | 6.8 ± 2.3 | 4.9 ± 2.8‡ | 6.7 ± 2.2 | 5.0 ± 2.9‡ |
| SOFA score, without GCS, mean ± SD | 4.6 ± 2.4 | 2.9 ± 2.2‡ | 4.6 ± 2.4 | 3.0 ± 2.3‡ | 4.6 ± 2.5 | 3.1 ± 2.3† |
| Physiologic parameters, median (IQ) | ||||||
| Creatinine (µmol/l) | 68 (61–81) | 68 (70–79) | 69 (61–83) | 67 (60–77) | 70 (61–84) | 67 (61–77) |
| Bilirubin (µmol/l) | 9 (7–14) | 10 (8–14) | 9 (7–14) | 10 (7–14) | 9 (7–14) | 10 (8–15) |
| Platelets (1000/µl) | 209 (183–266) | 218 (197–248) | 205 (180–265) | 219 (198–251) | 204 (178–267) | 220 (198–248) |
| aPTT (s) | 30 (28–33) | 29 (27–35) | 30 (28–33) | 30 (27–35) | 30 (27–33) | 30 (27–36) |
| Leukocytes (Tsd/µl) | 13.5 (10.5–17.0) | 11.8 (9.4–14.8) | 13.5 (10.7–17.1) | 11.8 (9.2–15.2) | 13.5 (10.7–17.0) | 11.9 (9.2–15.3) |
| C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 7.8 (3.4–16.0) | 6.3 (3.0–15.0) | 8.1 (3.4–16.1) | 6.3 (3.0–14.9) | 7.5 (3.4–15.5) | 6.6 (3.0–15.1) |
| Hemoglobin (mmol/l) | 7.8 (7.2–8.6) | 8.2 (7.7–8.4) | 7.8 (7.2–8.6) | 8.2 (7.6–8.4) | 7.8 (7.2–8.6) | 8.2 (7.6–8.4) |
| Hematocrit | 0.36 (0.33–0.40) | 0.37 (0.34–0.39) | 0.36 (0.33–0.40) | 0.37 (0.34–0.39) | 0.36 (0.33–0.40) | 0.37 (0.34–0.39) |
| Sodium (min) (mmol/l) | 139 (137–142) | 138 (137–139) | 139 (137–142) | 138 (137–139) | 139 (137–142) | 138 (137–140) |
| Sodium (max) (mmol/l) | 145 (142–148) | 142 (141–144)‡ | 145 (143–148) | 142 (141–144)‡ | 145 (143–148) | 142 (141–145)‡ |
aPTT activated partial thromboplastin time
† p < 0.01; ‡ p < 0.001