Table 37 (abstract A585). ICU day characteristics

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

149 (72–255)

172 (74–256)

206 (60–303)

0.54

Fever (temperature > 38.5°C)

51 (13%)

20 (10%)

19 (27%)

0.03

Platelet count (10/L)

182 (105–252)

147 (74–224)

135 (70–214)

<0.001

Prothrombin time (seconds)

15 (13–16)

15 (14–17)

16 (14–19)

<0.001

Tachycardia (hours HR>120 beats/min)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–3)

0.16

Hypotension (hours MAP<60 mm Hg)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–1)

0.002

Shock index (hours HR/SBP > 1)

0 (0–6.0)

0 (0–5.0)

2 (0–11)

0.03

Noradrenalin dose (ng/kg/min)

89 (48–163)

98 (63–195)

138 (63–358)

<0.001

Respiratory failure (PaO2/FiO2<200)

273 (65%)

141 (69%)

56 (78%)

0.03

Severe anemia (Hb<5.0mmol/L female, <5.5mmol/L males)

61 (14%)

51 (25%)

16 (22%)

0.005

Acute kidney injury score*

125 (29%)

84 (40%)

33 (46%)

<0.001

Acute stroke,

8 (2%)

4 (2%)

3 (4%)

0.32

Use of cardiotoxic medication

18 (4%)

16 (8%)

8 (11%)

0.01

Acute heart failure

60 (14%)

26 (13%)

10 (14%)

0.79

Acute peri/myocarditis

3 (1%)

2 (1%)

1 (1%)

0.53

Acute myocardial infarction

0 (0%)

1 (0%)

2 (3%)

0.003