Table 2 Demographics and medical device use: age and sex of patients, NACA score and number of intubated and ventilated patients as well as requirement of catecholamine therapy or syringe infusion pump use. Age in years: mean and standard deviation; all other: number and percent of the respective cohort

age (a)

48.0

± 25.0

58.0

± 23.0

female (n/%)

30,955

(34.3%)

30,647

(36.7%)

NACA 3 (n/%)

34,859

(41%)

12,010

(14%)

NACA 4 (n/%)

21,179

(25%)

27,801

(33%)

NACA 5 (n/%)

25,904

(30%)

43,542

(51%)

NACA 6 (n/%)

1,999

(2.4%)

1,310

(1.5%)

intubation (n/%)

15,259

(16.4%)

20,844

(24.2%)

mechanical ventilation (n/%)

16,241

(17.5%)

26,496

(30.7%)

catecholamines (n/%)

6,319

(6.8%)

18,890

(21.9%)

syringe infusion pump (n/%)

1,441

(1.6%)

28,008

(32.5%)