Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of included patients
| N = 1010 | |
|---|---|
| Age, years (SD) | 61 (15) |
| Gender, male, n (%) | 630 (62%) |
| Admission type, % | |
| Medical | 64% |
| Acute surgery | 32% |
| Other* | 4% |
| BMI, kg/m2 (SD) | 26 (5) |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 190 (19%) |
| Liver cirrhosis, n (%) | 43 (4%) |
| APACHE IV, mean (SD) | 70 (31) |
| Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 88 (9%) |
| Observed baseline serum creatinine, mmol/L (IQR) | 76 (58, 102) |
| At study inclusion | |
| Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 530 (52%) |
| Use of vasopressors, n (%) | 458 (45%) |
| Use of RRT, n (%) | 61 (6%) |
| Glasgow coma scale, (IQR) | 9 (3, 15) |
| Respiratory rate, breaths per minute (SD) | 18 (6) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg (SD) | 118 (28) |
| Central temperature, °C (SD) | 36.8 (1.2) |
| Urine output at inclusion, mL/kg/h (IQR) | 0.7 (0.2, 1.7) |
| Outcomes | |
| ICU length of stay, days (IQR) | 2 (1, 5) |
| ICU mortality, n (%) | 165 (16%) |
| 90-day mortality, n (%) | 263 (26%) |
SD standard deviation, RRT renal replacement therapy, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, IQR interquartile range, ICU intensive care unit
*Other, for example, unplanned admissions after planned surgery due to an adverse event