Table 2

Demographic data

Parameter
Value

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

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