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Characteristics of the study population |
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| Characteristic |
No postmortem examination (n = 587) |
Postmortem examination (n = 49) |
P |
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| Age (years) |
69 (55–75) |
69 (62–74) |
NS |
| APACHE II score |
21 (17–24.5) |
22 (19.5–27.5) |
NS |
| Predicted mortality (%) |
36 (25–53) |
42 (29–60.5) |
NS |
| Duration of ICU stay (days) |
2.7 (1.2–7.2) |
2 (1–10) |
0.038 |
| Surgical (%) |
47 |
70 |
0.01 |
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Shown is a comparison of patients who underwent and those who did not undergo postmortem examination. Values are expressed as median (interquartile range). APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; NS, not significant. | |||
Perkins et al. Critical Care 2003 7:R129 doi:10.1186/cc2359 |
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