Table 2 |
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Referring specialty (developmental set) |
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Referring specialty |
Survivors (n = 3,145) |
Non-survivors (n = 1,433) |
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Internal medicine |
343 (10.9%) |
307 (21.4%) |
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Cardiology |
192 (6.1%) |
187 (13.0%) |
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Pulmonary diseases |
91 (2.9%) |
69 (4.8%) |
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Neurology |
42(1.3%) |
43 (3.0%) |
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Surgery |
1,249 (39.7%) |
627 (43.7%) |
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Cardiothoracic surgery |
889 (28.3%) |
97 (6.8%) |
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Neurosurgery |
40 (1.3%) |
16 (1.1%) |
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Other |
299 (9.5%) |
82 (5.7%) |
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Admission type |
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Medical |
737 (24%) |
723 (51%) |
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Unplanned surgery |
497 (16%) |
323 (23%) |
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Planned surgery |
1,861 (60%) |
359 (26%) |
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de Rooij et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R33 doi:10.1186/cc5716 |
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