Responsiveness Index versus the RASS-Based Method for Adjusting Sedation in Critically Ill Patients
Table 1
Baseline characteristics.
RI group
RASS group
value
No. of males, N
12/15
11/16
0.69
ICU admission diagnosis
Pneumonia
5/15
4/16
0.70
Pancreatitis
4/15
6/16
0.70
Abscess, cellulitis
2/15
1/16
0.60
Sepsis
1/15
0/16
0.48
Peritonitis
0/15
1/16
1.00
Thyroid or tongue tumor
1/15
3/16
0.60
Bowel ischemia
1/15
0/16
0.48
Lung cancer
0/15
1/16
1.00
Lung thrombosis
1/15
0/16
0.48
Age (years)
54 (26–79)
55.5 (20–73)
0.84
Weight (kg)
86 (64–140)
82.5 (57–126)
0.69
Admission SOFA
4 (0–9)
6 (1–12)
0.04
Lactate (mmol/l)
1.3 (0.7–2)
1.35 (0.7–14.8)
0.68
Leukocytes (109/l)
10.9 (5–38.2)
11.95 (1.5–30.9)
0.35
CRP (mg/l)
306 (5–478)
162.5 (25–416)
0.24
Data are presented as the number of patients or median (range). Admission SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment on admission, CRP: C-reactive protein. ; value was estimated with Fisher’s exact test for categorical data and Wilcoxon rank-sum test for ordinal data.
