Table 2 Characteristics of surviving critically ill patients

Number

15

Gender (no. male)

11

Age (yr) (mean ± SD)

56 ± 16

BMI (kg/m²) (mean ± SD)

28.1 ± 5.2

APACHE-II score on admission (median (IQR))

30 (23 to 40)

Admission diagnose

   - Cardiac surgery

1

   - Transplantation

1

   - Trauma, burns or reconstructive surgery

5

   - Complicated thoracic surgery

2

   - Complicated vascular surgery

1

   - Gastroenterologic or hepatic disease

1

   - Complicated neurosurgery

2

   - Hematological or oncological disease

1

   - Renal disease

1

ICU stay (median (IQR))

22 (13 to 28)

Deaths during intensive care - no. (%)

1 (7%)