Table 5.
Shock management.
| Overall Population |
New-Onset HF |
Worsening CHF |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 772 | n = 339 | n = 433 | ||
| ICU length of stay (days) | 11 [7–21] | 10 [6–20] | 12 [8–21] | 0.095 |
| In-hospital length of stay (days) | 16 [10–26] | 14 [9–24] | 16 [10–27] | 0.056 |
| Intravenous diuretics | 633 (82) | 259 (76.9) | 374 (86.8) | <0.001 |
| Volume expansion | 321 (41.6) | 168 (49.9) | 153 (35.6) | <0.001 |
| Dobutamine | 632 (82.2) | 274 (81.3) | 358 (83) | 0.534 |
| Duration (days) | 5 [2–8] | 4 [2–6] | 5 [3–9] | 0.027 |
| Max dose < 10 gamma/Kg/min | 405 (68.9) | 179 (70) | 226 (68.1) | |
| Max dose 10–15 gamma/Kg/min | 136 (23.1) | 62 (24.2) | 74 (22.3) | 0.241 |
| Max dose > 15 gamma/Kg/min | 47 (7.9) | 15 (5.9) | 32 (9.6) | |
| Noradrenaline | 410 (53.3) | 195 (57.9) | 215 (49.9) | 0.037 |
| Duration (days) | 3 [2–6] | 3 [2–5] | 3 [2–6] | 0.134 |
| Max dose < 1 mg/h | 86 (22.8) | 42 (23.1) | 44 (22.6) | |
| Max dose 1–5 mg/h | 215 (57) | 98 (53.8) | 117 (60.3) | 0.309 |
| Max dose > 5 mg/h | 75 (19.9) | 42 (23.1) | 33 (17) | |
| Adrenaline | 95 (12.3) | 51 (15.1) | 44 (10.2) | 0.042 |
| Duration (days) | 1 [1–2] | 1 [1–2] | 1 [1–4] | 0.407 |
| Max dose < 1 mg/h | 34 (38.6) | 16 (34) | 18 (43.9) | |
| Max dose 1–5 mg/h | 40 (45.4) | 22 (46) | 18 (43.9) | 0.533 |
| Max dose > 5 mg/h | 14 (15.9) | 9 (19.1) | 5 (12.2) | |
| Levosimendan | 57 (7.4) | 19 (5.6) | 38 (8.8) | 0.092 |
| Renal replacement therapy | 122 (15.8) | 52 (15.3) | 70 (16.2) | 0.745 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 291 (37.9) | 175 (51.8) | 116 (26.9) | <0.001 |
| Mechanical circulatory support | 143 (18.6) | 87 (25.6) | 56 (13) | <0.001 |
| IABP | 48 (34.5) | 31 (36.5) | 17 (31.5) | 0.552 |
| Duration (days) | 2 [1–5] | 2 [1–3] | 4 [2–5] | 0.942 |
| ECLS | 85 (60.7) | 55 (64) | 30 (55.6) | 0.326 |
| Duration (days) | 5 [3–8] | 5 [2–9] | 7 [3–8] | 0.665 |
| Impella | 26 (18.7) | 19 (22.4) | 7 (12.9) | 0.178 |
| Duration (days) | 6 [3–9] | 8 [4–10] | 5 [1–7] | 0.213 |
| Coronary angiography | 399 (51.7) | 233 (68.7) | 166 (38.3) | <0.001 |
| At least one vessel disease | 321 (41.6) | 185 (54.5) | 136 (31.4) | 0.007 |
| PCI of culprit lesion | 256 (33.2) | 171 (50.4) | 85 (19.6) | <0.001 |
In this table, continuous variables are expressed as median [IQR]. HF = heart failure, CHF = chronic heart failure, ICU = intensive care unit, IQR = interquartile range, IABP = intra-aortic balloon pump, ECLS = extracorporeal life support, PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention.