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Table 1 Study patient characteristics

From: The impact of adverse events in the intensive care unit on hospital mortality and length of stay

Characteristics

N = 207

Female

75 (36%)

Median Age (25th – 75th %ile)

66 (54 – 75)

Median Glasgow Coma Scale (25th – 75th %ile)

8 (6 – 11)

Median Probability of Death (25th – 75th %ile)*

31 (13 – 62)

Charlson Index

 

   0

62 (30%)

   1

92 (44%)

   2

39 (19%)

   3

14 (7%)

Admitting Service

 

   Medicine

86 (42%)

   Surgery

121 (58%)

Diabetes

 

   without end organ damage

19 (9%)

   with end organ damage

9 (4%)

Indication for ICU admission

 

   Medical

131 (63%)

   Post operative (scheduled)

33 (16%)

   Post operative (unscheduled)

19 (9%)

   Trauma

24 (12%)

Ventilation required in first ICU day

160 (81%)

Location prior to ICU admission

 

   ER

79 (38%)

   OR

60 (29%)

   Hospital floor

31 (15%)

   Outside hospital

19 (9%)

   Intermediate care unit

11 (5%)

   Other

7 (3%)

  1. *Probability of death calculated according to the New Simplified Acute Physiology Score [7].
  2. Intermediate care = Medical and surgical step down units and the Post-anaesthetic care unit. Unless otherwise indicated, the number and percentage of patients with characteristic is presented.