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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of gynaecological patients (n = 23) transferred to the intensive care unit

From: Need for critical care in gynaecology: a population-based analysis

Characteristic

Finding

Mean age (years) (± SD)

55.4 (± 16.9)

BMI (kg/m2) (± SD)

25.6 (± 5.6)

Pre-existing medical disorder

9 (39%)

Gynaecological malignancy

8 (35%)

No surgery

3 (13%)

Time in intensive care unit (d) (± SD)

4.97 (± 9.28) range 1–42

APACHE II score (± SD)

14.1 (± 5.57)

ARDS

1 (4.4%)

Deaths

0 (%)

  1. APACHE II, Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ARDS, adult respiratory distress syndrome; BMI, body mass index.