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Table 2 Demographic data

From: The clinical value of daily routine chest radiographs in a mixed medical–surgical intensive care unit is low

Parameter

Value

Total number of patients (n)

754

Age (years)

59.8 ± 15.9

Male (n [%])

475 (63.0)

Length of stay (days; median [IQR])

2.5 (1.5–5.5)

Mortality (%)

9.5

APACHE II score

16.5 ± 7.0

SAPS II score

38.4 ± 15.1

Reason for admission to the ICU (n)

   Medical

197

   General surgery

144

   Cardiopulmonary surgery

317

   Neurosurgery

69

   Other

27

  1. Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation, unless stated otherwise. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score.