Research Article

Applicability of Pulse Pressure Variation during Unstable Hemodynamic Events in the Intensive Care Unit: A Five-Day Prospective Multicenter Study

Table 1

Patient background characteristics .

Age (years)63 (54–74)
Gender (M/F) (%)68/32
SAPS II 49 (37–62)
Reasons for admission (%)
 Postoperative care32
  Cardiac surgery23
  General surgery9
 Nonpostoperative care68
  Respiratory failure25
  Sepsis22
  Circulatory failure8
  Neurological disorder8
  Other5

Values are presented as “median values (first quartile–third quartile)” or percentage of total.
F: female; M: male; SAPS II: simplified acute physiology score II.