Table 1 |
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Studies on ICU admissions in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance haemodialysis |
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| Reference |
Number of patients |
Mortality in ICU (percentage) |
Mortality in hospital (percentage) |
Length of stay in ICU (days) |
Age (years) |
Severity score |
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| [3] |
93 |
9 |
16 |
2 days |
66 |
64 (APACHE III) |
| [2] |
57 |
11 |
14 |
5 days |
58 |
64 (APACHE III) |
| [5] |
38 |
22 |
38 |
6 days |
45 |
22 (APACHE II) |
| [4] |
92 |
28 |
38 |
6 days |
63 |
44 (SAPS II) |
| [1] |
3,420 |
26 |
45 |
1.9 days |
57 |
25 (APACHE II) |
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APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score. |
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Arulkumaran et al. Critical Care 2007 11:133 doi:10.1186/cc5914 |
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