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Characteristics of critically ill cancer patients who underwent autopsy |
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| Missed major diagnosis (n = 22) |
Clinical diagnosis confirmed (n = 49) |
No pathologic diagnosis made (n = 15) |
P value |
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| Gender (males/females) |
12:10 |
29:20 |
7:8 |
0.688 |
| Age (years) |
59 ± 12 |
55 ± 15 |
50 ± 19 |
0.223 |
| ICU LOS (days) |
7.5 ± 7 |
8 ± 10 |
15 ± 14 |
0.039 |
| Hospital LOS (days) |
15 ± 13 |
18 ± 16 |
29 ± 26 |
0.054 |
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Data are presented as means ± standard deviations, absolute numbers, or percentages. ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay. | ||||
Pastores et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R48 doi:10.1186/cc5782 |
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