Mean (SD*) | Range | |
Age (years) | 70.1 (11.1) | 27–98 |
BMI | 25.6 (6.38) | 14.7–50.0 |
N (total = 150) | Percent (%) | |
Gender | ||
Female | 137 | 54.4 |
Male | 115 | 45.6 |
Functional status | ||
Independent | 240 | 95.2 |
Partially dependent | 7 | 2.8 |
Totally dependent | 5 | 2 |
ASA class | ||
ASA 1 | 2 | 0.8 |
ASA 2 | 98 | 38.9 |
ASA 3 | 143 | 56.7 |
ASA 4 | 9 | 3.6 |
ASA 5 | 0 | 0 |
Emergency case | ||
No | 217 | 86.1 |
Yes | 35 | 13.9 |
Hypertension requiring medication | ||
No | 124 | 49.2 |
Yes | 128 | 50.8 |
Diabetes | ||
No | 201 | 79.8 |
Non-insulin dependent | 40 | 15.9 |
Insulin dependent | 11 | 4.3 |
Disseminated cancer | ||
No | 202 | 80.2 |
Yes | 50 | 19.8 |
Steroid use | ||
No | 226 | 89.7 |
Yes | 26 | 10.3 |
History of severe COPD† | ||
No | 234 | 92.9 |
Yes | 18 | 7.1 |
Dyspnea | ||
No | 233 | 92.5 |
Moderate exertion | 18 | 7.1 |
At rest | 1 | 0.4 |
Smoker within 1 year | ||
No | 241 | 95.6 |
Yes | 11 | 4.4 |
Ascites | ||
No | 247 | 98 |
Yes | 5 | 2 |
Sepsis within 48 h | ||
No | 245 | 97.2 |
Yes | 7 | 2.8 |
CHF‡ exacerbation or diagnosis within 30 days | ||
No | 250 | 99.2 |
Yes | 2 | 0.8 |
Ventilator dependence | ||
No | 252 | 100 |
Yes | 0 | 0 |
Acute renal failure | ||
No | 252 | 100 |
Yes | 0 | 0 |
Dialysis | ||
No | 252 | 100 |
Yes | 0 | 0 |