From: The impact of adverse events in the intensive care unit on hospital mortality and length of stay
Characteristics | N = 207 |
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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%) |