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Table 3 Clinical outcome according to limitations on life support on ICU admission

From: Limitation of life support techniques at admission to the intensive care unit: a multicenter prospective cohort study

 

Limitations, n = 238

No limitations, n = 2804

p value

ICU length of stay, days

3 [1–6]

3 [1–6]

0.711a

Sabadell score at ICU discharge:

 SS0—good prognosis

 SS1—poor long-term prognosis

 SS2—poor short-term prognosis

 SS3—expected to die

 SS4—died

7 (2.9%)

27 (11.3%)

71 (29.8%)

27 (11.3%)

106 (44.5%)

1794 (64.0%)

525 (18.7%)

182 (6.5%)

37 (1.3%)

264 (9.4%)

< 0.001b

ICU mortality

Ward mortality

Hospital mortality

106 (44.5%)

35 (14.7%)

141 (59.2%)

264 (9.4%)

84 (3.1%)

348 (12.7%)

< 0.001b

< 0.001b

< 0.001b

  1. Median [interquartile range]; n (% of column)
  2. aMann-Whitney U
  3. bPearson chi-square