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Table 2 Training (N = 4321) and validation (N = 4501) dataset baseline characteristics for Critical Care Trauma Center (CCTC) and Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) at London Health Sciences Center (LHSC)

From: To develop a regional ICU mortality prediction model during the first 24 h of ICU admission utilizing MODS and NEMS with six other independent variables from the Critical Care Information System (CCIS) Ontario, Canada

Baseline characteristics

Training, N (%)

Validation, N (%)

Total number of subjects

4321 (48.98)

4501 (51.02)

Sex

  

 Male

2475 (57.28)

2562 (56.92)

 Female

1846 (42.72)

1939 (43.08)

Age

  

 0–39

582 (13.47)

609 (13.53)

 40–79

3146 (72.81)

3278 (72.83)

 ≥80

593 (13.72)

614 (13.64)

ICU

  

 Critical Care Trauma Unit(CCTC)

2310 (53.46)

2324 (51.63)

 Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit(MSICU)

2011 (46.54)

2177 (48.37)

ICU admission source

  

 Operating room/post-anesthesia care unit

932 (21.57)

1007 (22.38)

 Hospital—outside or within LHIN

789 (18.26)

775 (17.23)

 Emergency department

1264 (29.25)

1343 (29.85)

 Other sourcea

379 (8.77)

441 (9.80)

 Unit/ward

975 (22.15)

933 (20.74)

ICU admission diagnosis

  

 Cardiovascular/cardiac/vascular

652 (15.09)

706 (15.69)

 Other diagnosisb

998 (23.10)

1082 (24.04)

 Gastrointestinal

452 (10.46)

532 (11.82)

 Respiratory

1405 (32.52)

1341 (29.79)

 Trauma

287 (6.64)

292 (6.49)

 Neurological

527 (12.20)

548 (12.18)

Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (MODS)

  

 0

245 (5.67)

275 (6.11)

 1–4

1725 (39.92)

1760 (39.10)

 5–8

1733 (40.11)

1802 (40.04)

 9–12

531 (12.29)

552 (12.26)

 >13

87 (2.01)

112 (2.49)

Nine Equivalents Nursing Manpower Use Score (NEMS)

  

 0–22

557 (12.90)

527 (11.73)

 23–29

1401 (32.45)

1445 (32.16)

 ≥30

2359 (54.64)

2521 (56.11)

Modified Charlson’s Comorbidity Score (CCI)

  

 0

3255 (75.33)

3354 (74.52)

 1–3

813 (18.82)

872 (19.37)

 >3

253 (5.86)

275 (6.11)

Re-admission to ICU (same hospital admission)

394 (9.12)

413 (9.18)

Mortality

986 (22.82)

1023 (22.73)

  1. a Other Source includes patients admitted from the following locations: home—within or outside LHIN, level 2 unit or step-down unit, level 3 unit (medical/surgical or specialty unit), complex continuing care facility, rehabilitation facility, outside province, other
  2. bOther diagnosis includes patients with the following diseases: metabolic/endocrine, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, skin, oncology, hematology, other