Table 1 Characteristics and outcomes of readmitted and nonreadmitted patients to ICU
From: Patients readmitted to intensive care: who they are and what happens to them?
Readmitted patients (n= 283) | Nonreadmitted patients (n= 3,354) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male sex | 142 (50.2) | 1,722 (51.3) | 0.707 |
Age | 73 (56 to 82) | 63 (47 to 77) | <0.001 |
Type of admission | 0.379 | ||
Medical | 243 (85.9) | 2,813 (83.9) | |
Surgical | 40 (14.1) | 541 (16.1) | |
SAPS III | 48 (38 to 57) | 41 (33 to 49) | <0.001 |
APACHE III score | 36.5 (23 to 51) | 26 (18 to 36) | <0.001 |
APACHE IV risk (%) | 8.36 (3.07 to 18.51) | 2.94 (1.18 to 7.10) | <0.001 |
ICU LOS | 3.92 (2.20 to 8.39) | 2.45 (1.58 to 3.85) | <0.001 |
Discharge at night | 62 (21.9) | 589 (17.6) | 0.068 |
Discharge on weekend | 67 (23.7) | 939 (28.0) | 0.119 |
In-hospital mortality | 81 (28.6) | 43 (1.3) | <0.001 |