Table 4 Clinical data from patients hospitalized in the ICU
≥ 65 years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Total (n = 349) | GOS score ≤ 4 (n = 233) | Number of patients with data | GOS score ≥ 5 (n = 116) | Number of patients with data | p |
Infection | 155 (44) | 103 (44) | 233 | 52 (45) | 116 | 0.912 |
-Ventilator-associated pneumonia* | 128 (37) | 89 (38) | 233 | 39 (34) | 116 | 0.403 |
-Bacteraemia | 27 (8) | 19 (8) | 233 | 8 (7) | 116 | 0.679 |
-Urinary tract infection | 28 (8) | 17 (7) | 233 | 11 (10) | 116 | 0.479 |
-Meningitis | 7 (2) | 6 (3) | 233 | 1 (1) | 116 | 0.432 |
-Surgical site infection | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | 233 | 2 (2) | 116 | 0.603 |
-Central venous catheter infection | 6 (2) | 5 (2) | 233 | 1 (1) | 116 | 0.668 |
Mechanical ventilation | 335 (96) | 226 (97) | 233 | 109 (94) | 116 | 0.245 |
Length of mechanical ventilation, days | 9 [4–17] | 9 [4–18] | 223 | 9 |4–16] | 108 | 0.352 |
ARDS** | 69 (20) | 46 (20) | 233 | 23 (20) | 116 | 0.985 |
Tracheotomy | 32 (9) | 23 (10) | 233 | 9 (8) | 116 | 0.519 |
Vasopressor | 263 (75) | 182 (78) | 233 | 81 (70) | 116 | 0.091 |
Length of vasopressor use, days | 3 [2–5] | 3 [2–5] | 180 | 3 [2–6] | 81 | 0.576 |
Renal replacement therapy | 7 (2) | 6 (3) | 233 | 1 (1) | 116 | 0.432 |