Table 1. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the patient population.
| Variable | n/N(%) or mean±SD or median (IQR 25–75) |
|---|---|
| Patient Characteristics | |
| Female gender | 74/151 (49%) |
| Age, years | 72/151 (58–80) |
| With spouse** | 83/142 (55%) |
| With offspring** | 109/148 (72.2) |
| Charlson score | 6 (4–7) |
| Intubation Information | |
| Main Indication | |
| Respiratory | 63/151 (41.7) |
| Neurological | 54/151 (35.8) |
| Cardiac arrest | 34/151 (22.5) |
| Location | |
| Emergency Dpt | 38/151 (25.2) |
| Ward | 104/151 (68.9) |
| Other | 9/151 (6) |
| On weekdays | 98 (64.9) |
| Hospital status | |
| Normal night | 52/151 (34.4) |
| On-call night | 63/151 (41.7) |
| Morning shift | 36/151 (23.8) |
| Emergency indication | 100/151 (66.2) |
| Circulatory support | 35/151 (23.2) |
| Infection | |
| No infection | 91/151 (60.3) |
| Community | 30/151 (19.9) |
| Nosocomial | 30/151 (19.9) |
| Septic Shock | 21/151 (13.9) |
| Vital signs and laboratory values immediately before intubation | |
| Heart rate (/min) | 100 (85–115) |
| MAP (mmHg) | 85 (61.7–96.7) |
| Temperature (°C) | 36.6 (36.2–37.7) |
| RR (/min) | 28 (16.8–35) |
| Blood pH | 7.3 (7.16–7.4) |
| PO2/FiO2 | 125 (81.25–257.25) |
| GCS | 8 (3–14) |
| Henatocrit (%) | 32.7 (26.8–38.3) |
| White blood cells (x 109/L) | 11.11 (5.74–18.1) |
| Neutropenia | 5/151 (1) |
| Platelet count (x 109/L) | 163.5 (75–250.3) |
| >150 | 86/151 (57) |
| 100–149 | 20/151 (13.2) |
| 50–99 | 15/151 (9.9) |
| 20–49 | 17/151 (11.3) |
| <20 | 13/151 (8.6) |
| Serum Creatinine (μmnol/L) | 106.1 (70.7–203.3) |
| Serum Sodium (mmol/L) | 140 (136–145) |
| Serum Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.3 (3.8–4.9) |
| Serum Bilirubin (μmol/L) | 11.1 (7–20.9) |
| Serum Glucose (mmol/L) | 7.94 (5.77–10.66) |
| Serum Albumin (g/L) | 30.8 ± 7.5 |
| Predictive Scores | |
| APACHE II | 26 (21–31) |
| APACHE III | 94 (77–124) |
| APACHE IV | 86 (69–111) |
| SAPS II | 58 (44–70) |
| SAPS III | 79 (67–90) |
| SOFA | 8 (5–11) |
| MPM II Day 0 mortality (%) | 56.6 (30.5–80.1) |
| MPM III Day 0 mortality (%) | 61.4 (28.3–86.7) |
| Transfer to ICU | 74/151 (49) |
**Some data is missing because some patients did not stay in the hospital long enough to collect information regarding their family status. Categorical variables presented as n/N (%), continuous variables presented as mean ± SD or median [25th–75th percentile]. Ref: reference, GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale, Dpt: Department, ICU: Intensive Care Unit, MAP: Mean arterial pressure, RR: respiratory rate, APACHE: Acute Physiology Assessment and Chronic Health Evaluation, SAPS: Simplified Acute Physiology Score, SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, MPM: Mortality Prediction Model.