Is Routine Ultrasound Examination of the Gallbladder Justified in Critical Care Patients?

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the study population.

Total number of patients	𝑛=53
Age (years)	57.6±2.8
Male gender (%)	42 (79.2%)
Admission diagnosis	Trauma-burns: 27 (50.9%); postsurgical complications: 8 (15.1%); SAH: 7 (13.2%); medical: 11 (20.7%)
APACHE II (mean±SD)	21.3±0.9
SAPS II (mean±SD)	53.3±2.3
SOFA score (mean±SD)	10.2±0.2
ICU stay (days) (mean±SD)	35.9±4.8
Mortality	17/53 (32.1%)

Abbreviations are: SAH: acute subarachnoid hemorrhage; APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation score; SAPS: simplified acute physiology score; SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment; ICU: intensive care unit.