Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Variables	N=471, n (%)
Age (years)	68.6
Gender
Male	231 (49)
Indication
Continuous monitoring	356 (75.5)
Vasopressor support	86 (18.2)
Electrolyte replacement and metabolic monitoring	17 (3.6)
No peripheral access	6 (1.2)
Dialysis	2 (0.2)
Other	4 (0.8)
Coagulation times
Abnormal	212 (45.0)