Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the patients in the total group and the subgroup without cardiac surgery patients*
From: The impact of delirium on the prediction of in-hospital mortality in intensive care patients
| Â | Total group n= 1740 | Non-cardiac surgery patients n= 881 |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | 62 ± 14 | 58 ± 16 |
Gender M/F, N | 1109/631 | 506/375 |
APACHE-II score | 15 ± 5 | 16 ± 6.6 |
Length of stay-ICU in days (median-IQR) | Â | Â |
   - non delirious (within 24 hours after admission) | 1 (1-3) | 2 (1-7) |
   - delirious | 3 (1-9) | 3 (2-10) |
Length of stay-hospital in days (median-IQR) | Â | Â |
   - non delirious (within 24 hours after admission) | 8 (5-16) | 14 (8-27) |
   - delirious | 15 (8-33) | 19 (10-36) |
Urgent admission, N (%) | 961 (55.2) | 703 (82.8) |
ICU admission type (%): | Â | Â |
   - Surgical | 59.6 | 23.4 |
   - Medical | 24.8 | 45.9 |
   - Trauma | 4.8 | 9.4 |
   - Neurology/neurosurgical | 10.8 | 21.3 |
Delirium, N (%) | 332/1740 (19.1) | 223/881 (25.3) |
   - before admission | 132 (7.6) | 106 (12.0) |
   - within 24 hours after admission | 200 (11.5) | 117 (13.2) |
Died, N (%) | Â | Â |
   - non delirious (within 24 hours after admission) | 80 (5.7) | 71 (10.8) |
   - delirious | 54 (16.2) | 36 (16.1) |