Table 2.
Clinical data for APACHE II score.
The mortality risk score APACHE II and respective clinical parameters upon admission in COVID-19 patients with pericardial effusion (PE), compared to patients without PE. Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney-U test. Mean and SD are shown.
| Data | No PE, n = 9 | No PE, n = 10 | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 59.6 ± 13.8 | 69.9 ± 14.0 | 0.1109 |
| Temperature | 37.2 ± 1.3 | 37.3 ± 0.7 | 0.4373 |
| MAD (mmHg) | 90.8 ± 11.7 | 90.3 ± 12.1 | 0.8376 |
| pH | 7.485 ± 0.081 | 7.413 ± 0.033 | 0.0509 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 87.4 ± 20.9 | 87.6 ± 16.4 | 0.9672 |
| Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | 14.9 ± 2.3 | 18.6 ± 5.3 | 0.0691 |
| Sodium (mmol/l) | 134.7 ± 6.1 | 134.3 ± 5.2 | 0.7123 |
| Potassium (mmol/l) | 3.7 ± 0.6 | 4.1 ± 0.4 | 0.3042 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.81 ± 0.25 | 2.10 ± 2.68 | 0.4875 |
| Acute renal failure | 1 (11) | 2 (20) | 0.5957 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 37.8 ± 5.7 | 34.8 ± 6.1 | 0.2868 |
| Leukocytes (G/l) | 5.82 ± 2.57 | 6.29 ± 2.30 | 0.8065 |
| Glasgow coma scale (pts) | 15.0 ± 0.0 | 11.4 ± 5.8 | 0.0814 |
| FiO2 (%) | 34.9 ± 25.3 | 51.0 ± 23.2 | 0.0193 |