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Table 3 Age, disease history characteristics and APACHE II scores of ESRF patients discharged alive from ICU following an episode of critical illness, comparing those with a medical and surgical reason for admission

From: Long-term survival of chronic dialysis patients following survival from an episode of multiple-organ failure

 

Surgical (n = 64)

Medical (n = 47)

P value

Mean age (± SD)

59.6 (± 11.8)

58.9 (± 14.6)

0.75

Median days on dialysis prior to

admission (IQR)

744 (292 to 1995)

790 (186 to 1936)

0.96

Mean APACHE II score (± SD)

24.4 (± 5.5)

26.2 (± 5.7)

0.12

  1. APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ESRF = end-stage renal failure; ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.
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