TABLE 1.
Demographic, biological and clinical characteristics of all patients
| Patient characteristica | Value for the group (n = 215)b |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age (yr) | 57 (42–65) |
| No. of males (%) | 152 (71) |
| No. of female (%) | 63 (29) |
| Body wt (kg) | 73 (62–84) |
| No. of medical admissions (%) | 148 (69) |
| Comorbidities (no. of patients [%]) | |
| Heart disease | 48 (22) |
| COPD/asthma | 47 (22) |
| Diabetes | 45 (21) |
| Immunosuppression | 32 (15) |
| Cancer | 31 (14) |
| Liver cirrhosis | 17 (8) |
| Biological data | |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.6 (0.2–1.0) |
| mCLCR (ml/min) | 179 (148–233) |
| Clinical data | |
| APACHE II score on ICU admission | 19 (14–24) |
| SOFA score on day of TDM | 6 (1–11) |
| ICU LOS (days) | 12 (7–23) |
| ICU 30-day mortality (no. of patients [%]) | 35 (16) |
a
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; mCLCR, measured creatinine clearance; APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay.
b
Values are medians (IQR) unless otherwise noted.