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Table 2 ICU outcomes.

From: Association of gender with outcomes in critically ill patients

ICU Outcomes

Men

Number = 144,254

Women

Number = 117,001

P-value for difference in means or proportions

ICU mortality (%)

7.2

7.9

<0.0001

Hospital mortality (%)

11.8

12.9

<0.0001

Mean APACHE IV

50.3 ± 26

52.6 ± 26

<0.0001

Mean APS

39.1 ± 24

40.3 ± 24

<0.0001

Active treatment day 1 (%)

62.5

60.4

<0.0001

Mechanical ventilation (%)

40.1

37.9

<0.0001

Time on ventilator (days)

1.3 ± 3.8

1.2 ± 3.8

<0.0001

Thrombolytic therapy (%)

1.3

0.7

<0.0001

CABG (%)

6.5

3.1

<0.0001

Emergent surgery (%)

7.2

6.2

<0.0001

Readmission rate (%)

6.2

5.9

0.0005

ICU LOS (days)

4.3 ± 7.4

4.1 ± 6.8

<0.0001

Hospital discharge location (%)

  

<0.0001

Home

66.7

62.5

 

Other Hospital

5.8

5.6

 

Hospice

0.3

0.4

 

Dead

11.8

12.9

 

LTAC/Chronic ventilator Facility

0.03

0.04

 

Skilled Nursing Facility

8.4

11.4

 

Rehabilitation Facility

3.5

3.4

 

Psychiatric Facility

0.03

0.04

 

Other

2.5

2.6

 
  1. Continuous variables are compared using Student's t-test and categorical variables are compared using the Chi-square test. A P-value of 0.05 or less indicates statistical significance. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; APS, Acute physiology score; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; LOS, length of stay; LTAC, long term acute care facility.