Serum Cortisol as a Predictor of Major Adverse Pulmonary Event in Emergency Department Acutely Dyspneic Patients
Table 1
Characteristics of study participants.
All patients
MAPE
p
(n=87)
Yes (n=24)
No (n=63)
Age, y, median (IQR)
74 (64-81)
74 (60-83)
74 (64-81)
0.837
Sex, Female, n (%)
44 (50.6%)
13 (54.2%)
31 (49.2)
0.679
Chronic disease, n (%)
77 (88.5%)
22 (91.7%)
55 (87.3)
0.720
dNRS, median (IQR)
6 (5-7)
8 (6-9)
6 (5-7)
0.001
Admission vital signs
Hypotension, n (%)
6 (6.9%)
6 (25%)
0 (0)
<0.001
Hypertension, n (%)
34 (39.1%)
7 (29.2%)
27 (42.9%)
0.242
Tachycardia, n (%)
42 (48.3%)
18 (75%)
24 (38.1%)
0.002
Tachypnea, n (%)
26 (29.9%)
13 (54.2%)
13 (20.6%)
0.002
High temperature, n (%)
10 (11.5%)
0 (0)
10 (15.9%)
0.056
Low SpO2, n (%)
26 (29.9%)
12 (50%)
14 (22.2%)
0.011
MAPE
ETI in the ED, n (%)
6 (6.9%)
6 (25%)
0 (0)
<0.001
ICU admissions, n (%)
19 (21.8%)
19 (79.2%)
0 (0)
<0.001
In-hospital mortality, n (%)
8 (9.2%)
8 (33.3%)
0 (0)
<0.001
Values are presented as median (IQR) or n (%). p values refer to Student t-test, chi square test, and Mann-Whitney-U test, as appropriate. Hypotension, systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg; hypertension, blood pressure > 140/90 mm Hg; tachycardia, pulse rate > 100 beats/minute; tachypnea, respiratory rate > 20 breaths/minute; high temperature, >38 C; low SpO2, <90%. dNRS indicates dyspneic numeric rating scale.
