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Patient characteristics |
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| Characteristic |
ICU group (n = 123) |
Reference group (n = 48) |
P |
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| Age (mean ± standard deviation) |
61.5 ± 16 |
60.2 ± 16 |
0.617 |
| Male sex (%) |
71 |
65 |
0.435 |
| APACHE II score (median [min–max]) |
11 (2–26) |
NA |
- |
| Type of patient: trauma/medical/surgical (%) |
8/7/85 |
13/4/83 |
0.537 |
| ICU stay in days (median [min–max]) |
6.5 (2–133) |
NA |
- |
| Ward stay in days (median [min–max]) |
NA |
10 (3–53) |
- |
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APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; NA, not applicable. | |||
van de Leur et al. Critical Care 2004 8:R467 doi:10.1186/cc2976 |
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