Table 1 Characteristics of the global population and comparison between survivors and non-survivors
Variable | All patients (n = 1129) | Survivors (n = 915) | Non-survivors (n = 214) | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, median [IQ] † | 85 [82,88] | 85 [82,88] | 87 [84,90] | <0.001 |
Sex, male (%) | 517 (45) | 413 (45) | 104 (48) | 0.401 |
SAPS 3, median [IQ] † | 54 [44–62] | 51 [41,58] | 67 [58,78] | <0.001 |
Charlson Commorbidity Index, n [IQ] † | 2 [1–3] | 1 [0,3] | 3 [1,5] | <0.001 |
Body mass index, kg/m 4 , median [IQ] † | 24.8 [22,28.1] | 24.9 [22.2,28,3] | 23.8 [20.6,27.4] | 0.001 |
Performance status† | <0.001 | |||
0 | 400 (35) | 363 (40) | 37 (17) | |
1 | 552 (49) | 449 (49) | 103 (48) | |
2 | 177 (16) | 103 (11) | 74 (35) | |
Admission type, n (%)† | <0.001 | |||
Medical | 772 (68) | 589 (64) | 183 (85) | |
Elective surgery | 318 (29) | 298 (32) | 20 (10) | |
Emergency Surgery | 39 (3) | 28 (4) | 11 (5) | |
Specific reasons for admission | ||||
Sepsis†, n (%) | 258 (23) | 174 (19) | 84 (39) | <0.001 |
Cardiovascular† n (%) | 185 (16) | 163 (17) | 22 (10) | 0.009 |
Respiratory n (%) | 80 (7) | 62 (6) | 18 (7) | 0.489 |
Neurologic n (%) | 82 (7) | 70 (7) | 12 (6) | 0.373 |
Renal† n (%) | 28 (2) | 17 (2) | 11 (5) | 0.011 |
Non-full code status† | 80 (7) | 15 (2) | 65 (30) | <0.001 |
LOS before ICU stay, days, median [IQ] † | 1 [0,1] | 0 [0,1] | 1 [0,3] | 0.025 |