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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics

From: Thromboprophylaxis patterns and determinants in critically ill patients: a multicenter audit

Characteristic

All patients (n = 1,935)

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)

  1. Data presented as mean (standard deviation) or number (percentage). Characteristics of the 1,935 patients included in this audit on the first day of ICU admission, from 28 participating ICUs. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation.