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Table 5 Summary of secondary clinical outcomes

From: Very old patients admitted to intensive care in Australia and New Zealand: a multi-centre cohort analysis

Clinical outcome

Total (n = 120,123)

Age strata

P value

  

18 to 40 years (n = 16,732)

40.1 to 64.9 years (n = 42,285)

65 to 79.9 years (n = 45,466)

≥ 80 years (n = 15,640)

 

ICU length of stay (days)

      

   Dead

3.9 (2.0 to 8.7)

4.4 (2.1 to 9.0)

4.0 (2.0 to 8.7)

3.9 (2.0 to 8.6)

3.5 (1.9 to 7.0)

0.0003

   Alive

2.5 (1.7 to 4.8)

2.4 (1.6 to 4.9)

2.3 (1.6 to 4.6)

2.3 (1.7 to 4.3)

2.6 (1.7 to 4.5)

0.0001

Hospital length of stay (days)

      

   Dead

9.7 (4.0 to 21.6)

6.7 (2.9 to 17.3)

9.0 (3.7 to 20.9)

10.3 (4.2 to 22.9)

10.0 (4.5 to 20.7)

0.0001

   Alive

11.8 (7.1 to 21.8)

9.0 (4.6 to 19.3)

10.9 (6.9 to 20.6)

12.7 (8.0 to 22.0)

14.9 (9.1 to 25.8)

0.0001

Discharge location of survivors (%)

      

   Home

83.2

84.9

86.0

83.1

72.2

 

   Transfer to other hospital

11.1

11.2

9.9

10.9

15.1

<0.001

   Rehabilitation/long-term care

5.7

3.8

4.1

6.1

12.3

 
  1. Data presented as median (interquartile range) or percentage. ICU, intensive care unit.