Research Article
Mortality Related Risk Factors in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU
Table 5
Statistically significant factors for mortality in group 1 patients (
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| | Survivors | Nonsurvivors | value | () | () |
| Male gender | 9 (32.1) | 9 (69.2) | 0.043 | APACHE II score | 18.0 (16.0–20.0) | 20.0 (19.0–30.5) | 0.002 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 3 (10.7) | 13 (100.0) | <0.001 | Invasive mechanical ventilation | 4 (14.3) | 11 (84.6) | <0.001 | Need for vasopressor therapy | 15 (53.6) | 13 (100.0) | 0.003 | Hospital length of stay (days) | 15.0 (10.0–24.8) | 5.0 (4.5–8.0) | <0.001 |
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All values are expressed as numbers (percentages) or median (interquartile range). APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation.
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