From: Optimisation of high risk surgical patients improves mortality in clinical practice
Number of patients | 50 |
Age years | 72 (64, 76) |
Sex male/female (%) | 62/38 |
Number of high risk criteria | 1.9 |
APACHE III score | 65 (50, 80) |
Admitted pre-op/postop (%) | 88/12 |
Elective emergency (%) | 54/46 |
Baseline DO2 | 492 (439, 562) |
Pre-operative DO2 | 639 (522, 693) |
Postoperative DO2 | 488 (368, 735) |
Number of patients achieving DO2 > 600 ml/min/m2 | 25 |
Number of patients achieving DO2 > 600 ml/min/m2 without dopexamine | 12 |
ICU length of stay days | 2.8 (2, 6.3) |
Hospital length of stay days | 24 (12, 48) |
Mortality prediction ratio from APACHE III (%) | 31(7,50) |
28 Day mortality rate (%) | 11.9 |