The Incidence and Prognostic Value of Hypochloremia in Critically Ill Patients

Table 6

Comparison of variables between medical and surgical admissions.

Variables	Medical	Surgical	P value
	(𝑛=46)	(𝑛=442)
Age, years	59.4±15.6	62.1±16.2	0.2827
Sex, male (%)	43.5%	38.9%	0.6346
pH	7.43±0.06	7.42±0.03	0.226
PaCO2, mmHg	40.8±7.4	40.4±5.0	0.5504
Sodium, mmol/L	133.0±7.1	132.9±3.6	0.8201
Potassium, mmol/L	3.88±0.58	3.75±0.377	0.041
Chloride, mmol/L	98.8±6.4	103.1±3.9	<.0001
Calcium, mmol/L	1.12±0.10	1.13±0.06	0.3973
Bicarbonate, mmol/L	26.7±4.8	25.8±2.7	0.0354
Lactate, mmol/L	1.9±4.0	1.3±1.0	0.0073
Glucose, mg/dL	150.7±58.9	149.5±37.4	0.8572
Hematocrit, %	31.6±6.5	32.6±4.7	0.1903
Albumin, g/dL	2.85±0.46	2.82±0.52	0.6877
Total bilirubin, mg/dL	2.1±2.9	1.4±1.7	0.0138