Table 2 Characteristics of trial participants a
Variable | Usual care | Intervention |
|---|---|---|
|  | (n = 76) | (n = 74) |
Mean age (SD) (yr) | 60.1 (15.8) | 61.4 (15.9) |
Gender (% male) | 68.4 | 58.1 |
Mean BMI (SD) | 27.7 (6.1) | 27.5 (5.4) |
Mean APACHE II score (SD) | 20.7 (7.7) | 19 (6) |
ICU diagnosis (%) | Â | Â |
 Pneumonia | 17 | 17 |
 Cardiac | 12 | 11 |
 Cardiac surgery | 22 | 23 |
 Other surgery | 16 | 15 |
 Liver disease/transplant | 7 | 14 |
 Cardiac arrest | 8 | 3 |
 Sepsis | 7 | 10 |
 Renal | 4 | 3 |
 Other | 7 | 4 |
Chronic disease (%) | 74 | 76 |
 Respiratory | 39 | 23 |
 Cardiac | 53 | 53 |
 Diabetes | 30 | 26 |
 Arthritides | 9 | 9 |
 More than one chronic disease | 42 | 28 |
28-day mortality (%) | 7.9 | 8.1 |
12-month mortality (%) | 25.0 | 17.6 |
ICU LOS (days), median (IQR) | 7.0 (6.0 – 11.0) | 8.0 (6.0 – 12.0) |
ICU LOS ≥10 days (%) | 32.0 | 40.5 |
Acute LOS (days), median (IQR) | 20.0 (13.0-30.8) | 23.5 (16.0 - 41.5) |
ICUAW (% yes) | 17.1 | 21.6 |
MV hours, median (IQR) | 98.0 (47.5-160.5) | 105.0 (52.0-216.5) |
MV at day 5, % (n) | 55.3 (42) | 55.4 (41) |
Readmissions, % (n) | 40.8 (31) | 41.9 (31) |
Discharge location | Â | Â |
 Home % (n) | 52.6 (40) | 59.5 (44) |
 Rehabilitation | 25.0 (19) | 20.3 (15) |
 Acute hospital | 5.3 (4) | 5.4 (4) |
 Other | 17.1 (13) | 14.9 (11) |