| General ICU | Emergency ICU | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | n = 121 | n = 141 | n = 262 |
Age, mean (SD) | 62.4 (± 16.4) | 63.8 (± 18.6) | 63.1 (± 17.6) |
Sex, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 43 (35.5%) | 47 (33.3%) | 90 (34.4%) |
 Male | 78 (64.5%) | 94 (66.7%) | 172 (65.6%) |
Employment, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Employed | 37 (30.6%) | 42 (29.8%) | 79 (30.2%) |
Reason for ICU admission, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Surgical | 63 (52.1%) | 48 (34.0%) | 111 (42.4%) |
 Other | 58 (47.9%) | 93 (66.0%) | 151 (57.6%) |
Primary ICU diagnosis, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Acute heart failure | 17 (14.0%) | 3 (2.1%) | 20 (%) |
 Acute myocardial infarction or cardiogenic shock | 16 (13.2%) | 10 (7.1%) | 26 (%) |
 Aortic disease | 36 (29.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 36 (%) |
 Pneumonia or respiratory failure | 10 (8.3%) | 23 (16.3%) | 33 (%) |
 Sepsis or septic shock | 12 (9.9%) | 14 (9.9%) | 26 (%) |
 Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 2 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (%) |
 Organ transplant | 10 (8.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (%) |
 Stroke or Intracranial hemorrhage | 5 (4.1%) | 37 (26.2%) | 42 (%) |
 Traumatic injury or burns | 1 (0.8%) | 35 (24.8%) | 36 (%) |
 Other | 12 (9.9%) | 19 (13.5%) | 31 (%) |
Comorbidities, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Congestive heart failure | 8 (6.6%) | 2 (1.4%) | 10 (%) |
 Chronic pulmonary disease | 8 (6.6%) | 7 (5.0%) | 15 (%) |
 Chronic renal replacement therapy | 3 (2.5%) | 4 (2.8%) | 7 (%) |
 Diabetes mellitus | 22 (18.2%) | 25 (17.7%) | 47 (%) |
 Liver disease | 5 (4.1%) | 4 (2.8%) | 9 (%) |
 Metastatic cancer | 6 (5.0%) | 2 (1.4%) | 8 (%) |
 Other cancer | 23 (19.0%) | 14 (9.9%) | 37 (%) |
 Neuromuscular disease or epilepsy | 6 (5.0%) | 8 (5.7%) | 14 (%) |
 Dementia | 1 (0.8%) | 7 (5.0%) | 8 (%) |
Ventilator therapy performed, n (%) | 94 (77.7%) | 70 (49.6%) | 164 (62.6%) |
Duration of ventilator therapy > 48 h, n (%) | 82 (67.8%) | 60 (42.6%) | 142 (54.2%) |
Acute physiology and chronic health Evaluation II score, mean (SD) | 18.3 (± 5.9) | 16.1 (± 7.2) | 17.1 (± 6.7) |
ICU length of stay, day (median, IQR) | 7.6 (5.0–14.0) | 7.1 (4.0–14.7) | 7.1 (4.6–14.3) |
Hospital length of stay, day (median, IQR) | 38.6 (25.5–65.7) | 20.7 (9.0–36.6) | 27.8 (14.9–48.4) |
Vital status at ICU discharge, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Alive | 102 (84.3%) | 118 (83.7%) | 220 (84.0%) |
 Expired | 19 (15.7%) | 23 (16.3%) | 42 (16.0%) |
Vital status at hospital discharge, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Alive | 94 (77.7%) | 114 (80.9%) | 208 (79.4%) |
 Expired | 27 (22.3%) | 27 (19.1%) | 54 (20.6%) |