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Demographic data |
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| Parameter |
Value |
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| Total number of patients (n) |
754 |
| Age (years) |
59.8 ± 15.9 |
| Male (n [%]) |
475 (63.0) |
| Length of stay (days; median [IQR]) |
2.5 (1.5–5.5) |
| Mortality (%) |
9.5 |
| APACHE II score |
16.5 ± 7.0 |
| SAPS II score |
38.4 ± 15.1 |
| Reason for admission to the ICU (n) |
|
| Medical |
197 |
| General surgery |
144 |
| Cardiopulmonary surgery |
317 |
| Neurosurgery |
69 |
| Other |
27 |
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Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation, unless stated otherwise. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score. | |
Graat et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R11 doi:10.1186/cc3955 |
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