Table 1 Characteristics and clinical outcomes of study patients
Number of patients | Total |
|---|---|
|  | n = 2,270 |
Age, years (SD) | 61.7 (17.0) |
Sex, male (%) | 1,277 (56.3) |
Height, metres (SD) | 1.68 (0.11) |
Weight, kg (SD) | 78.1 (26.0) |
BMI, mean (SD) | 27.6 (8.3) |
BMI, n (%) | Â |
   <24 | 1,039 (45.9) |
   25-29 | 594 (26.2) |
   30-40 | 463 (20.4) |
   >40 | 169 (7.5) |
Admission type | Â |
Medical, n (%) | 2,270 (100) |
Surgical | 0 |
ICU admission diagnosis, n (%) | Â |
   Aspiration pneumonia | 330 (14.5) |
   Bacterial/viral pneumonia | 911 (40.1) |
   Sepsis (other than urinary tract) | 859 (37.8) |
   Sepsis of urinary tract origin | 170 (7.5) |
APACHE II score, mean (SD) | 23.9 (7.9) |
Days from hospital admission to ICU admission (hours), median [IQR] | 6.55 [0.08, 65.08] |
Days from hospital admission to ICU admission, n (%) | Â |
   [0–1] day | 1,437 (63.4) |
   [1-3] days | 303 (13.4) |
   >3 days | 527 (23.3) |
Length of ICU stay (days), median [IQR] | 11.5 [6.9-21.4] |
Length of hospital stay (days), median [IQR] | 23.8 [13.8-48.5] |
Length of mechanical ventilation (days), median [IQR] | 8.4 [4.6-19.2] |
Ventilator-free days, median [IQR] | 46.4 [4.0-55.0] |
Mortality (60Â day),% | 30.5 |