Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Variables | Participants (n = 31) |
|---|---|
| Male | 15 |
| Female | 16 |
| Age in years (mean) | |
| Male | 69.58 |
| Female | 65.65 |
| Primary diagnosis | |
| Sepsis/septic shock | 15 |
| Congestive heart failure/cardiogenic shock | 5 |
| Respiratory failure | 5 |
| Angioedema | 2 |
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 1 |
| Upper gastrointestinal bleed | 1 |
| Apache (mean) | 20.58 |
| Male | 23.80 |
| Female | 17.56 |
| Pressors | |
| Yes | 11 |
| No | 20 |
| Febrile during study | |
| Yes | 5 |
| No | 26 |
| Mortality | |
| Died | 8 |
| Survived | 23 |
| Mean FiO2 | 44.19% |
| #Days following intubation (mean) | 2.83 |
| #Days following extubation (mean) | 2.35 |