Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
|  | Toal (N = 325) | Baseline (N = 157) | Intervention (N = 168) |  | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gender, male (n, %) | 184(56.6) | 86(54.8) | 98(58.3) | Â | 0.518 |
Age, median (IQR) | 77(65.0,85.5) | 78(67.0,85.0) | 76(65.0,86.8) | Â | 0.997 |
Charlson index, median (IQR) | 4(3,6) | 4(2,6) | 4(3,6) | Â | 0.469 |
Diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cardiovascular diseases (n, %) | 143(44.0) | 73(46.5) | 70(41.7) | Â | 0.381 |
Pulmonary disease (n, %) | 106(32.6) | 67(42.7) | 39(32.2) |  | < 0.001* |
Digestive disease (n, %) | 57(17.5) | 28(17.8) | 29(17.3) | Â | 0.892 |
Renal disease (n, %) | 51(15.7) | 27(17.2) | 24(14.3) | Â | 0.471 |
Drug overdose (n, %) | 24(7.4) | 12(7.6) | 12(7.1) | Â | 0.863 |
Endocrinologic disease (n, %) | 23(7.1) | 17(10.8) | 6(3.6) | Â | 0.011* |
APACHE II score, median (IQR) | 16.0 (10.0,21.0) | 14.0 (10.0,20.0) | 17.0 (11.0,22.0) | Â | 0.008* |
Intubation (n, %) | 71(21.8) | 41(26.1) | 30(17.9) | Â | 0.072 |
RRT (n, %) | 59(18.2) | 26(16.6) | 33(19.6) | Â | 0.471 |
Vasopressor (n, %) | 58(17.8) | 28(17.8) | 30(17.9) | Â | 0.996 |
CPR(n, %) | 12(3.7) | 9(5.7) | 3(1.8) | Â | 0.059 |
Defibrillation (n, %) | 2(0.6) | 1(0.6) | 1(0.6) | Â | 0.962 |
Outcome | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Length of hospital stays, median (IQR) | 11.0 (6.0,17.5) | 10.0 (6.0,16.0) | 11.0 (7.0,18.8) | Â | 0.356 |
Survival discharge (n, %) | 184(56.6) | 89(56.7) | 95(56.5) | Â | 0.486 |
Transfer to other facility (n, %) | 86(26.5) | 38(24.2) | 48(28.6) | Â | Â |
Non-survival (n, %) | 55(16.9) | 30(19.1) | 25(14.9) | Â | Â |