From: Thromboprophylaxis patterns and determinants in critically ill patients: a multicenter audit
Characteristic | All patients (n = 1,935) |
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Age (years) | 62.3 (16.7) |
APACHE II score | 19.1 (8.3) |
Females | 869 (44.9) |
Admission diagnosis | |
Cardiovascular | 283 (14.6) |
Respiratory | 517 (26.7) |
Gastrointestinal | 313 (16.2) |
Renal | 53 (2.7) |
Neurologic | 215 (11.1) |
Sepsis | 240 (12.4) |
Trauma | 14 (0.7) |
Metabolic | 133 (6.9) |
Hematologic | 16 (0.8) |
Other medical | 71 (3.7) |
Other surgical | 80 (4.1) |
Location prior to ICU | |
Operating room/recovery room | 485 (25.1) |
Emergency room | 669 (34.6) |
Ward | 480 (24.8) |
Other hospital ICU | 83 (4.3) |
Other hospital ward | 218 (11.3) |
Medical admission | 1453 (75.1) |
Mechanical ventilation | |
Invasive | 997 (51.5) |
Non-invasive only | 132 (6.8) |
None | 806 (41.6) |
Vasopressor/inotropes | 611 (31.6) |
Dialysis | 67 (3.5) |