| |
All
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
|---|
|
ICU admissions
|
4,561
|
1,169
|
1,146
|
1,128
|
1,119
|
|
ICU tracheostomy
|
415
|
70
|
83
|
128
|
134
|
|
Discharged with tracheostomy
|
280
|
41
|
60
|
95
|
84
|
|
Age in years, mean (SD)
|
61.8 (13.2)
|
58.7 (13.6)
|
62.2 (13.1)
|
62.6 (13.7)
|
62.1 (12.4)
|
|
Male
|
176 (63)
|
26 (63)
|
42 (70)
|
59 (62)
|
49 (58)
|
|
APACHE II score, mean (SD)
|
20.4 (6.4)
|
21.7 (7.1)
|
20.3 (6.1)
|
20.3 (6.0)
|
20.1 (6.5)
|
|
Admitting unit
| | | | | |
|
Neurosurgery
|
65 (23)
|
12 (29)
|
15 (25)
|
21 (22)
|
17 (20)
|
|
Cardiothoracic
|
71 (25)
|
1 (2)
|
15 (25)
|
21 (22)
|
34 (41)
|
|
Surgery
|
38 (14)
|
4 (10)
|
11 (18)
|
16 (17)
|
7 (8)
|
|
Medical
|
106 (40)
|
24 (58)
|
19 (32)
|
37 (39)
|
26 (31)
|
|
Indication
| | | | | |
|
Prolonged ventilation
|
138 (58)
|
-
|
34 (57)
|
52 (55)
|
52 (62)
|
|
Coma
|
51 (21)
|
-
|
13 (22)
|
19 (19)
|
19 (23)
|
|
Failed extubation
|
29 (12)
|
-
|
5 (8)
|
18 (19)
|
6 (7)
|
|
Other
|
21 (9)
|
-
|
8 (13)
|
6 (6)
|
7 (8)
|
|
Method
| | | | | |
|
Surgical
|
43 (15)
|
10 (24)
|
14 (23)
|
11 (12)
|
8 (10)
|
|
Percutaneous
|
237 (85)
|
31 (76)
|
46 (77)
|
84 (88)
|
76 (90)
|
|
Discharge destination
| | | | | |
|
Home
|
50 (18)
|
4 (10)
|
8 (13)
|
17 (18)
|
21 (25)
|
|
Other hospital
|
111 (40)
|
20 (49)
|
25 (42)
|
40 (42)
|
26 (31)
|
|
Rehabilitation unit
|
70 (25)
|
9 (22)
|
15 (25)
|
19 (20)
|
27 (32)
|
|
Died
|
43 (15)
|
8 (20)
|
12 (20)
|
14 (15)
|
9 (11)
|
|
Aged care
|
6 (2)
|
0
|
0
|
5 (5)
|
1 (1)
|
- Data are presented as number (percentage) or mean (standard deviation). Hyphen indicates data not available. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation.
