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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Variations in the length of stay of intensive care unit nonsurvivors in three scandinavian countries

 

Finland

Norway

Sweden

Total

Number of patients, n

14,614

10,988

27,653

53,255

Male (%)

63.0

52.8

56.7

57.7

Age, (years) mean (SD)

58.0 (18.6)

58.9 (22.6)

55.1 (23.2)

56.7 (22.0)

ICU mortality (%)

8.6

12.4

8.1

9.1

Hospital mortality (%)

17.0

16.8

n.a.

16.9

30-day mortality (%)

n.a

n.a

16.6

16.6

LOS (days) median (IQR)

1.6 (0.9-3.6)

2.1 (1.2-4.9)

1.0 (0.5-2.2)

1.3 (0.7-3.1)

SAPS II, mean (SD)

38.2 (18.7)

36.6 (18.3)

n.a.

37.5 (18.5)

APACHE II, mean (SD)

20.4 (9.2)

n.a.

15.5 (8.8)

17.5 (9.3)

  1. LOS, length of stay in the ICU, n.a., not available. Characteristics are not corrected for different registration thresholds in the three registries.