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Age, yrs (mean, SD)
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60.8 (17.4)
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Sex (% male, N)
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64.3 (1,256)
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Admission characteristics
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No of days in ICU at survey date (median, IQR)
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3 (0, 10)
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Hospital admission for trauma (%, N)
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12.0 (234)
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Sepsis in 24 hrs prior to survey date (%, N)
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33.1 (642)
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APACHE II in 24 hrs prior to survey date (mean, SD)
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16.3 (8.5)
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Died in ICU/hospital at ≤ 28 days (%, N)
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16.1 (304)
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Admission source
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% Operating room after elective surgery
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25.1 (489)
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% Hospital floor
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22.2 (432)
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% Transfer from other ICU or hospital
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11.8 (230)
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% Operating room after emergency surgery
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14.5 (283)
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% Emergency room
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17.0 (331)
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% Hospital floor after previous ICU stay
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9.4 (184)
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Indication for fluid in each fluid resuscitation episode
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N = 4,488
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% Impaired perfusion/low cardiac output (n)
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39.2 (1,743)
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% Abnormal vital signs
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28.5 (1,266)
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% Anaemia/bleeding/coagulopathy
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18.5 (822)
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% Unit protocol
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6.6 (294)
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% Other fluid losses
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2.9 (131)
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% Other
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4.3 (191)
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