Secondary outcomes were incidence of ARF, mechanical ventilation length, ICU length of stay and 28-day mortality.
Data about total noradrenaline dose in mg, length of stay, mechanical ventilation length and mortality was recorded.
It is associated with high mortality, prolonged mechanical ventilation, length of stay, and increased health-care costs.
Secondary outcomes were incidence of acute renal failure (ARF), mechanical ventilation length, ICU length of stay and 28-day mortality.
GAM was not associated with any increase of length of mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay, VAP incidence or surmortailty.
Other variables collected were age, gender, cardiac output, APACHE II score, medical or surgical patient, mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay & ICU mortality.
Secondary outcomes included the total number of episodes of pneumonia, time to and length of mechanical ventilation, length of hospital stay, mortality and any serious adverse events.
WWLS was independently associated with age, surgical status, length of mechanical ventilation, length of stay, APACHE score and organ failure (table 1).
In a multivariate logistic regression model, RVEF appeared to be an independent risk factor for duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay ICU, and ICU mortality.
Measured data included the occurrence of intraoperative hypotension, intraoperative hypertension, intraoperative tachycardia, the length of postoperative mechanical ventilation, length of intensive care unit stay, and episodes of reintubation.
Consequently, outcome parameters associated with systemic inflammation, such as acute lung injury, duration of mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay and ICU mortality [21], were comparable between the study groups.
