Table 1.
Age, years - median, IQR | 63 (29–79) |
Sex - n (%) | |
Male | 38 (81) |
Female | 11 (19) |
BMI, kg/m2 - median, IQR | 28.8 (24.4–48.4) |
Mechanically ventilated - n (%) | 47 (100) |
APACHE IV score - median, IQR | 63 (15–108) |
SAPS II score - median, IQR | 42 (17–70) |
CCI score - median, IQR | 3.6 (0−12) |
Length of ICU admission at time of the study, days - median, IQR | 8 (1–25) |
Total length of ICU stay, days - median, IQR | 18 (7–47) |
Anticoagulant - n (%) | |
Prophylactic LMWH | 41 (87%) |
Therapeutic LMWH | 2 (4%) |
Unfractionated heparin | 4 (9%) |
CT - n (%) | |
CT | 17 (36%) |
No CT | 30 (64%) |
Thromboembolic complication - n (%) | |
Thromboembolic complication | 10 (21%) |
No thromboembolic complication | 37 (79%) |
ICU outcome - n (%) | |
Alive to ward and home | 40 (85%) |
Death | 7 (15%) |
Abbreviations: BMI = Body Mass Index; APACHE IV = Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation; SAPS = Simplified Acute Physiology Score; CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index; LMWH = low molecular weight heparin; ICU = Intensive Care Unit; CT = Computed Tomography.