Melatonin Secretion Pattern in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Descriptive Study

Table 1

Patient baseline characteristics, .

Age, years, median (min; max)	70 (62; 85)
Sex	Female: 5, Male: 3
APACHE II^1, median (min; max)	24 (21; 33)
SOFA^2, median (min; max)	3 (2; 5)
RASS score^3 (range)	−1 to +1
Length of ICU stay before the inclusion, days, median (min; max)	2.5 (1; 10)
Admission diagnosis (%)
Pneumonia	3 (40%)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	3 (40%)
Sepsis/respiratory distress	1 (10%)
Neurologic disease	1 (10%)

II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (severity of disease classification system).
score: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score.
-score: Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale score.