Table 5 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the propensity score matching population a
| Â | OH | NT | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Total (dead) | Median LOSICU(hours) | Total (dead) | Median LOSICU(hours) | P |
APACHE II score (median) | 14 (23) | 65 | 14 (27) | 42 | 0.983a | |
Emergency admission (n) | No | 71 (2) | 24 | 71 (1) | 38 | 1.0b |
Yes | 104 (21) | 90 | 104 (26) | 58 | Â | |
Source (n) | Medical | 15 (5) | 95 | 15 (3) | 37 | 1.0b |
Surgical | 160 (18) | 48 | 160 (24) | 43 | Â | |
Mean age (years) | 65 (23) | 65 | 62 (27) | 42 | 0.139a | |
Gender (n) | Male | 115 (16) | 66 | 124 (22) | 60 | 0.301b |
Female | 60 (7) | 49 | 51 (5) | 37 | Â | |
Mechanical ventilation (n) | No | 145 (6) | 43 | 149 (8) | 37 | 0.840c |
NIV | 2 (0) | 145 | 1 (0) | 59 | Â | |
Intubation | 23 (14) | 87 | 22 (18) | 58 | Â | |
Tracheotomy | 5 (3) | 307 | 3 (1) | 200 | Â | |
Transfusion (n) | No | 147 (13) | 46 | 151 (12) | 38 | 0.548b |
| Â | Yes | 28 (10) | 178 | 24 (15) | 59 | Â |