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Table 3 Demographics of level one care patients analysed with length of stay on the level 1 care ward

From: An evaluation of POSSUM and P-POSSUM scoring in predicting post-operative mortality in a level 1 critical care setting

 

Total (%)

Died (%)

Length of stay on unit, days (Median +/- IQR)

General surgery

   

Elective

969 (67.4%)

27 (2.8%)

2 (2–3)

Emergency

469 (32.6%)

46 (9.8%)

2 (1–3)

Male

756 (52.3%)

38 (5.0%)

2 (1–3)

Female

682 (47.7%)

35 (5.1%)

2 (1–3)

Total

1438 (56.3%)

73 (5.1%)

2 (1–3)

Urology

   

Elective

723 (89.4%)

3 (0.4%)

3 (2–4)

Emergency

86 (10.6%)

5 (5.8%)

2 (1–3)

Male

575 (71.1%)

8 (1.4%)

2 (1–3)

Female

234 (28.9%)

3 (1.3%)

3 (2–4)

Total

809 (31.7%)

11 (1.4%)

2 (2–4)

Gynaecology

   

Elective

232 (77.8%)

3 (1.3%)

2 (1–2)

Emergency

66 (22.1%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1–2)

Male

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0

Female

298 (100%)

3 (100%)

2 (1–2)

Total

298 (11.7%)

3 (1.0%)

2 (1–2)

Other

   

Elective

1 (14.3%)

0 (0.0%)

1

Emergency

6 (85.7%)

1 (16.6%)

1 (0.75-2)

Male

4 (57.1%)

1 (25.0%)

1.5 (1–2)

Female

3 (42.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0–1)

Total

7 (0.7%)

1 (14.3%)

1 (1–2)

All surgery

   

Elective

1926 (75.5%)

33 (1.7%)

2 (2–3)

Emergency

626 (24.5%)

55 (8.7%)

2 (1–3)

Male

1340 (52.5%)

47 (3.5%)

2 (1–3)

Female

1088 (42.6%)

41 (3.8%)

2 (1–3)

Total

2552 (100%)

88 (3.4%)

2 (1–3)