Research Article

The Relation between Sarcopenia and Mortality in Patients at Intensive Care Unit

Table 1

The general and operative characteristics of the study group.

Age Mean ± SD (Min–Max)61,2 ± 18,2 (18–92)
Gender (%)
 Male238 (65,7)
 Female124 (34,3)
Smoking227 (62,7)
Comorbidity (%)
 Diabetes116 (32,0)
 Dyspnea226 (62,4)
 Renal insufficiency122 (33,7)
 Cancer156 (43,1)
 KKY115 (31,8)
 KOAH68 (18,8)
Transfusion (%)220 (60,8)
Operation (%)
 Urgent110 (30,4)
 Elective123 (34,0)
 None129 (35,6)
Type of anesthesia (%)
 General219 (60,5)
 Regional14 (3,9)
 None129 (35,6)
Clinic (%)
 Urgent62 (17,1)
 Surgical247 (68,2)
 Internal53 (14,6)
ASA Score (%)2,5 ± 1,0 (1–5)
 144 (18,0)
 275 (30,7)
 390 (36,9)
 432 (13,1)
 53 (1,2)
GCS Mean ± SD (Min–Max)13,3 ± 3,2 (3–15)
 0–840 (11,1)
9319 (88,9)
Ventilator requirement (day) Mean ± SD (Min–Max)14,4 ± 31,7 (1–322)
Duration of stay Mean ± SD (Min–Max)10,3 ± 24,4 (1–307)
Final status (%)
 Ex91 (25,1)
 Partial recovery256 (70,7)
 Recovery15 (4,1)