Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population (n = 95). Data are presented as count (%), mean (±SD), or median [25th−75th percentiles].
| Age, years | 64 (13) |
| Male gender, n (%) | 70 (74) |
| APACHE II score on admission | 23 [15–32] |
| ICU length of stay, days | 6 [3–14] |
| ICU mortality, n (%) | 75 (79) |
| Car indices | |
| ARI | 4.38 [2.83–6.04] |
| Mxa | 0.32 [0.14–0.59] |
| At time of car assessment | |
| Sedation, n (%) | 34 (36) |
| NMBA, n (%) | 13 (14) |
| Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 52 (55) |
| Vasopressors, n (%) | 69 (73) |
| Infection source | |
| Abdominal, n (%) | 42 (44) |
| Respiratory, n (%) | 26 (27) |
| Urinary tract, n (%) | 7 (7) |
| Others, n (%) | 20 (21) |
| Pathogen | |
| Bacterial, n (%) | 66 (70) |
| Fungus, n (%) | 9 (10) |
| Virus, n (%) | 3 (3) |
| Unknown, n (%) | 17 (18) |
APACHE II, Acute Physiology Age Chronic Health Evaluation II; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; Mxa, mean flow index; dCA, dynamic cerebral autoregulation; NMBA, neuromuscular blocking agent; CAR, cerebral autoregulation.