Table 3 Patients with LOS longer than 24 hours
From: Variations in the length of stay of intensive care unit nonsurvivors in three scandinavian countries
Finland | Norway | Sweden | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients, n | 9,154 | 9,214 | 13,359 | 31,727 |
Male (%) | 65.5 | 54.0 | 58.1 | 59.1 |
Age (years) mean (SD) | 59.0 (17.6) | 59.4 (22.2) | 59.5 (20.8) | 59.3 (20.4) |
ICU mortality (%) | 7.8 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.2 |
Hospital mortality (%) | 18.4 | 14.3 | n.a. | 16.4 |
30-day mortality (%) | n.a. | n.a. | 19.7 | 19.7 |
LOS (days) median (IQR) | 3.3 (1.7-6.7) | 4.0 (2.0-9.7) | 3.1 (1.8-7.3) | 3.3 (1.8-7.8) |
SAPS II, mean (SD) | 41.5 (17.4) | 36.4 (17.3) | n.a. | 39.1 (17.6) |
APACHE II, mean (SD) | 22.3 (8.6) | n.a. | 17.8 (8.4) | 17.5 (9.3) |