Table 3 The number of life-years and its cost in intensive care unit survivors in different groups
From: Cost of intensive care in a Norwegian University hospital 1997–1999
Intake group | Life-years | € per year |
|---|---|---|
Acute cardiovascular failure | 2133 | 1251 |
Acute respiratory failure | 5935 | 751 |
Acute renal failure | 535 | 365 |
Multitrauma | 4238 | 359 |
Postoperative | 1083 | 249 |
Central nervous system | 6505 | 547 |
Gastrointestinal | 2128 | 1603 |
Other reason | 1781 | 329 |
Mean | 684 | |
Median (interquartile range) | 456 (352–825) |