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Clinical characteristics of gynaecological patients (n = 23) transferred to the intensive care unit |
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| Characteristic |
Finding |
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| Mean age (years) (± SD) |
55.4 (± 16.9) |
| BMI (kg/m2) (± SD) |
25.6 (± 5.6) |
| Pre-existing medical disorder |
9 (39%) |
| Gynaecological malignancy |
8 (35%) |
| No surgery |
3 (13%) |
| Time in intensive care unit (d) (± SD) |
4.97 (± 9.28) range 1–42 |
| APACHE II score (± SD) |
14.1 (± 5.57) |
| ARDS |
1 (4.4%) |
| Deaths |
0 (%) |
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APACHE II, Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ARDS, adult respiratory distress syndrome; BMI, body mass index. | |
Heinonen et al. Critical Care 2002 6:371 doi:10.1186/cc1525 |
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