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Table 1 Baseline and clinical characteristics

From: Two different hematocrit detection methods: Different methods, different results?

Parameter

24%-hct-group

28%-hct-group

p-value

Number of patients

30

20

 

Men

21 (70%)

15 (75%)

0.70

Women

9 (30%)

5 (25%)

0.70

Age (yrs.)

52.5 ± 13.6

44.8 ± 28

0.17

Heart rate (bpm)

94 ± 24

83 ± 22

0.07

MAP (mmHg)

76 ± 15

83 ± 11

0.11

Weight (kg)

87.2 ± 34.7

70.8 ± 11.4

0.10

Height (cm)

172 ± 10

174 ± 10

0.70

Diagnosis

   

   Sepsis

11 (36.7%)

0

 

   Lung-TPL

3 (10%)

0

 

   Liver-TPL

2 (6.7%)

0

 

   Fascitis

1 (3.3%)

0

 

   Mesothelioma

1 (3.3%)

0

 

   Liver Cirrosis

1 (3.3%)

0

 

   Colon-Carcinoma

1 (3.3%)

0

 

   Severe Brain injury

0

9 (45%)

 

   Polytrauma

8 (26.7%)

2 (10%)

 

   Severe burn injury

0

8 (40%)

 

   ARDS

1 (3.3%)

0

 

   Gastric bypass

1 (3.3%)

0

 

   Cardiac arrest

0

1 (5%)

 

Lactat (mmol/l)

1.7 ± 1.8

1.2 ± 0.7

0.02

Temp. (°C)

37.0 ± 1.5

36.7 ± 1.3

0.04

Blood glucose

(mmol/l)

6.7 ± 1.3

6.7 ± 1.9

0.15

Norepinephrine

(microg/min)

7.9 ± 11.5

8.3 ± 12.8

0.10

SAPS II

39 ± 17

31 ± 15

0.07

Hospital mortality

15 (50%)

4 (20%)

0.03