Table 4

Age, disease history characteristics and APACHE II scores of ESRF patients with critical illness, comparing those who survived with those who died on the ICU

ICU survivors

(n = 111)

Died in ICU

(n = 88)

P value

Mean age (± SD)

59.3 (± 12.9)

61.3 (± 13.6)

0.3

Median days on dialysis prior to

admission (IQR)

744 (222 to 2042)

1139 (230 to 2028)

0.79

Mean APACHE II Score (± SD)

25 (± 5.7)

31 (± 8)

< 0.0001

APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ESRF = end-stage renal failure; ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.

Chapman et al. Critical Care 2009 13:R65   doi:10.1186/cc7867