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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with rhabdomyolysis: clinical, biological, complications and outcome

From: Rhabdomyolysis in older adults: outcomes and prognostic factors

Data at inclusion

 

Total (n = 343)

Missing data

Gender

Female, N (%)

155 (45.2)

0

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

68.7 (20.2)

0

Rural / Urban

Rural, N (%)

64 (18.7)

0

Home help

Yes, N (%)

138 (40.2)

3

Charlson

Mean (SD)

1.3 (1.7)

1

Number of medications

Mean (SD)

4.7 (3.5)

9

qSOFA ≥ 2

Yes, N (%)

30 (8.8)

1

Etiology

Drop, N (%)

Drug abuse, N (%)

Muscular, N (%)

Toxic, N (%)

Other, N (%)

223 (65.2)

10 (2.9)

80 (23.3)

22 (6.4)

7 (2.0)

1

Initial CK (IU/L)

Median (25-75%)

2,584 (1,372-6,629)

0

Initial creatinine (µmol/L)

Median (25-75%)

83 (65–124)

2

Potassium (mmol/L)

Median (25-75%)

4.0 (3.7–4.5)

5

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

Median (25-75%)

13.3 (12.2–14.4)

5

Hematocrit (%)

Median (25-75%)

40.0 (36.5–43.4)

5

Platelets (G/L)

Median (25-75%)

220.5 (161–274)

5

Leukocytes (G/L)

Median (25-75%)

11.8 (9.0-14.7)

7

Calcium (mmol/L)

Median (25-75%)

2.2 (2.1–2.4)

150

Phosphorus (mmol/L)

Median (25-75%)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

174

pH

Median (25-75%)

7.4 (7.3–7.5)

260

Bicarbonates (mmol/L)

Median (25-75%)

23 (20–26)

144

Complications

 

Total N = 219

 

Peak CK (IU/L)

Median (25-75%)

3,288 (1,578-8,491)

0

CK > 5000 UI/L

Yes, N (%)

86 (39.3)

0

Peak creatinine (µmol/L)

Median (25-75%)

91 (69–136)

1

Acute renal failure

Yes, N (%)

124 (56.6)

4

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Yes, N (%)

4 (1.8)

5

Compartment syndrome

Yes, N (%)

7 (3.2)

5

Delirium

Yes, N (%)

51 (23.3)

5

Treatment

   

Infusion

No, N (%)

< 1 L, N (%)

1–2 L, N (%)

> 2 L, N (%)

18 (8.2)

66 (30.1)

70 (33.5)

55 (25.1)

6

Renal dialysis

N (%)

4 (1.8)

 

Outcomes

 

N = 219

 

Release

Return home, N (%)

Post Acute Care, N (%)

Nursing Home, N (%)

Deaths, N (%)

156 (71.2)

35 (16.0)

5 (2.3)

25 (11.4)

0

30-days hospital mortality

Yes, N (%)

23 (10.5)

1

  1. N stands for number; SD stands for standard deviation; qSOFA stands for Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment [15];