Table 1.
Clinical characteristics (n.28)
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) (years) | 61.7 ± 10 |
| Men | 22 (79%) |
| BMI (mean ± SD) (kg/m2) | 28.4 ± 5 |
| BMI ≥ 28 | 17 (60.7%) |
| Risk factors | |
| Smoker | 21 (75%) |
| Hypertension | 25 (89%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 11 (39%) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 8 (28.6%) |
| Chronic renal failure | 1 (3.5%) |
| COPD | 2 (7%) |
| Mechanical ventilation | 24 (86%) |
| Veno-venous ECMO | 4 (14%) |
| ICU death | 2 (7%) |
| Laboratory findings | |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) (mean ± SD) | 1.08 ± 0.5 |
| ALT (U/L) (median, range) | 28 (9–205) |
| LDH (U/L) (median, range) | 379 (200–1900) |
| NT pro BNP (pg/ml) (median, range) | 390 (56–12800) |
| Procalcitonin (pg/ml) (median, range) | 0.24 (0.06–9) |
| Interleukin-6 (pg/ml) (median, range) | 66 (4–354) |
| Interleukin – 6 > 40 ng/ml (n.%) | 20 (71%) |
| D-dimer (ng/ml) (median, range) | 1571 (513–55758) |
| Troponin T (median, range) | |
| Admission | 17 (8–180) |
| Peak | 32 (8–253) |
| C-Reactive protein | |
| Admission | 175 (5–760) |
| Peak | 241 (5–780) |
ALT = Alanine transaminase; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ECMO = extra corporeal membrane oxygenation; ICU = intensive care unit; , LDH = Lactose dehydrogenase; NT-BNP = N terminal Brain Natriuretic Peptide; SD = standard deviation.