Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of admitted patients (n = 187)
Variable | mean ± SD or median and range or number/total number |
|---|---|
Age | Median 65, mean 62.4 ± 14.2 (range, 23 – 88) |
< 65/≥ 65 | 94/93 |
Male/Female (n/%) | 125(66.8)/62 (33.2) |
Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 25.62 ± 6.0 (range, 12.4 – 54.4) |
ASA Physical status | |
I | 17 (9.1) |
II | 66 (35.3) |
III | 86 (46.0) |
IV | 18 (9.6) |
Emergency surgery | 39 (21.0) |
Magnitude of surgery | |
Minor | 27 (14.4) |
Medium | 77 (41.2) |
Major | 83 (44.4) |
General anesthesia | 155 (82.9) |
Regional anesthesia | 14 (7.5) |
Combined anesthesia | 18 (9.6) |
Duration of anesthesia (min.) | 258 ± 143 (range 60–840) |
≤ 180 min. | 45 (24.1) |
> 180 min. | 142 (75.9) |
Hypertension | 85 (45.5) |
Hyperlipidemia | 28 (15.0) |
High-risk surgery | 76 (40.6) |
Ischemic heart disease | 37 (19.8) |
History of congestive heart disease | 27 (14.4) |
History of cerebrovascular disease | 20 (10.7) |
Insulin therapy for diabetes | 11 (5.9) |
Preoperative serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dl | 13 (7.0) |
Revised cardiac risk index | |
0 | 62 (33.2) |
1 | 84 (44.9) |
2 | 27 (14.4) |
3 | 10 (5.3) |
≥ 4 | 4 (2.1) |
QOL total score | 4.43 ± 4.90 |
Subscale I | 0.35 ± 1.06 |
Subscale II | 3.01 ± 3.52 |
Subscale III | 1.08 ± 1.26 |
Score of Acute Physiologic system (SAPS II) | 25.4 ± 15.2 (range 2–82) |
Length of ICU stay (days) | 4.6 ± 8.1 (range, 0.4 – 63) |
< 7 days | 159 (85) |
≥ 7 days | 28 [35] |
Length of hospital stay (days) | median 18; percentile 25, 9; percentile 75, 33 range 1–211 |
Any major cardiac complication | |
Ventricular fibrillation/cardiac ar rest | 1 (0.5) |
Acute Myocardial Infarction | 9 (4.8) |
Pulmonary edema | 4 (2.1) |
Mortality in the ICU | 11 (5.90) |
Mortality in the Hospital | 15 (8.0) |