Characteristics | Patients |
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Age (yrs), mean ± SD | 79.3 ± 3.4 |
Male, n (%) | 65 (65%) |
BMI, mean ± SD | 27.3 ± 5.8 |
Charlson index, median (IQR) | 6 (4-7) |
Low comorbidity level: score = 0 or 1 | 0 |
Medium comorbidity level: score = 2 to 4 | 28 |
High comorbidity level: score = 5 or over | 71 |
ADL index, mean ± SD | 5.4 ± 1.1 |
Cognitive score, mean ± SD | 1.2 ± 1.4 |
Admission from, n (%) | |
Emergency unit | 54 (54%) |
Medical unit | 46 (46%) |
Reason for admission, n (%) | |
Cardiac disease | 20 (20%) |
Acute myocardial infarction | 12 |
Acute pulmonary edema | 7 |
Limb ischemia | 1 |
Respiratory disease | 48 (48%) |
Pneumonia | 24 |
Exacerbation of chronic obstructive disease | 12 |
Exacerbation of chronic restrictive disease | 6 |
Lung cancer | 4 |
Pulmonary thrombosis | 1 |
Quincke edema | 1 |
Neurologic disease | 12 (12%) |
Acute stroke | 6 |
Brain tumor | 1 |
Meningitis | 1 |
Epilepsy | 1 |
Cerebral trauma | 1 |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 1 |
Tetanus | 1 |
Abdominal disease | 7 (7%) |
Acute pancreatitis | 3 |
Cirrhosis | 2 |
Occlusive syndrome | 2 |
Others | |
Acute renal failure | 3 |
Intoxication | 3 |
Rhabdomyolysis | 1 |
Unknown | 6 |
SAPS II score, median (IQR) | 53 (39-68) |
APACHE II score, median (IQR) | 24 (18-30) |
SOFA score, median (IQR) | 7 (5-10) |
Organ failures, mean ± SD | 1.4± 1.2 |
≥3 organ failures, n (%) | 24 (24%) |
Assisted ventilation | |
NIV | 31 (31%) |
MV | 63 (63%) |
Shock, n (%) | 41 (41%) |
Cardiogenic | 15 |
Septic | 22 |
Hemorragic | 4 |
Extra-renal support initiated in ICU, n (%) | 12 (12%) |