Table 1 Patients' characteristics at admission to intensive care unit. Comparison between groups D and ND
Group D | Group ND | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N= 60 | n= 73 | |||
Age, years mean ± SD | 62 ± 13 | 60 ± 17 | 0.46 | |
SAPS II, mean ± SD | 41 ± 15 | 40 ± 16 | 0.68 | |
Immuno-compromised patients, n (%) | 17 (28.3) | 15 (20.5) | 0.29 | |
MDR, n (%) | 1 (1.6) | 7 (9.6) | 0.05 | |
Admission for infectious diseases | 27 (45) | 16 (22) | 0.004 | |
Surgery | 37 (61.6) | 43 (59) | ||
Type of admission, n (%) | Medicine | 21 (35) | 20 (27.4) | 0.10 |
Trauma | 2 (3.3) | 10 (13.6) | ||
Length of stay, days mean ± SD | 28 ± 33 | 24 ± 23 | 0.38 | |