Table 1 Demographic, clinical, and hemodynamic characteristics of the septic patient cohort stratified by their pulse wave velocity quartile
Total | Pulse wave velocity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 8.1 m/s | 8.1–14.6 m/s | 14.6–24.7 m/s | > 24.7 m/s | ||
(n = 45) | (n = 12) | (n = 11) | (n = 10) | (n = 12) | |
Demographic characteristics | |||||
Age (in years) | 67 (54–75) | 61 (43–73) | 57 (49–68) | 69 (57–79) | 59 (39–78) |
Gender (females), n (%) | 17 (38%) | 5 (42%) | 4 (36%) | 5 (50%) | 3 (25%) |
Clinical characteristics | |||||
APACHE II score | 19 (15–25) | 21 (14–26) | 19 (16–24) | 16 (11–19) | 19 (15–27) |
SOFA score | 7 (4–10) | 9 (4–10) | 8 (5–9) | 4 (3–7) | 7 (5–11) |
CV SOFA | 3 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) | 3(1–3) | 0 (0–3) | 3 (1–4) |
Ventilated, n (%) | 18 (40%) | 6 (50%) | 3 (27%) | 1 (10%) | 8(67%) |
Septic shock, n (%) | 25 (56%) | 7 (58%) | 6 (55%) | 4 (40%) | 8 (67%) |
Smoker, n (%) | 18 (40%) | 6 (50%) | 4 (36%) | 3 (30%) | 5 (40%) |
History of hypertension | 21 (47%) | 5 (42%) | 7 (64%) | 6 (56%) | 3 (25%) |
History of diabetes | 5 (11%) | 3 (25%) | 1 (13%) | 1 (11%) | 0 |
Established CAD | 3 (7%) | 2 (17%) | 1 (9%) | 0 | 0 |
Hemodynamic characteristics | |||||
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 110 (97–121) | 113 (107–120) | 101 (95–116) | 107 (90–128) | 108 (97–121) |
Mean blood pressure (mmHg) | 78 (70–87) | 80 (77–85) | 75 (70–82) | 77 (70–92) | 72 (70–82) |
Pulse pressure (mmHg) | 47 (36–56) | 51 (41–53) | 48 (34–58) | 44 (34–57) | 44 (36–56) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 62 (56–71) | 62 (60–71) | 66 (55–67) | 65 (60–78) | 58 (44–66)* |
Dose of noradrenaline (mcg/kg/min) | 0.03 (0–0.1) | 0.03 (0–0.09) | 0.03 (0–0.08) | 0 (0–0.02) | 0.1 (0–0.14) |
Heart rate (beats/min) | 90 (82–98) | 86 (82–94) | 91 (87–101) | 85 (64–93) | 95 (82–98) |