Table 2 Numbers and percentages of ICU admissions following cardiac surgery and for other reasons, attributable to the very elderly in the period 2005 to 2014
Reason for ICU admission | Year | Total number of ICU admissions | Number (and percentage) of ICU admission attributable to the very elderly | Total number of ICU treatment days | Number (and percentage) of ICU treatment days attributable to the very elderly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Following cardiac surgery | 2005 | 7,364 | 494 (6.7 %) | 13,328 | 1,143 (8.6 %) |
2006 | 7,208 | 504 (7.0 %) | 13,818 | 1,238 (9.0 %) | |
2007 | 8,337 | 575 (6.9 %) | 17,336 | 1,598 (9.2 %) | |
2008 | 8,444 | 685 (8.1 %) | 17,649 | 2,273 (12.9 %) | |
2009 | 8,824 | 808 (9.2 %) | 18,451 | 2,301 (12.5 %) | |
2010 | 9,007 | 924 (10.3 %) | 17,635 | 2,249 (12.8 %) | |
2011 | 9,114 | 999 (11.0 %) | 17,627 | 2,311 (13.1 %) | |
2012 | 8,827 | 936 (10.6 %) | 17,243 | 2,140 (12.4 %) | |
2013 | 8,351 | 885 (10.6 %) | 16,175 | 1,927 (11.9 %) | |
2014 | 8,293 | 909 (11.0 %) | 15,725 | 1,843 (11.7 %) | |
Range for hospitalsa | Â | 593 to 1,579 | 71 to 173 (7.1 to 14.9 %) | 732 to 3,034 | 114 to 375 (5.9 to 18.6 %) |
Other reasons | 2005 | 22,688 | 3,033 (13.4 %) | 99,492 | 11,810 (11.9 %) |
2006 | 24,506 | 3,172 (12.9 %) | 108,464 | 11,861 (10.9 %) | |
2007 | 24,266 | 3,270 (13.5 %) | 103,742 | 11,826 (11.4 %) | |
2008 | 24,954 | 3,432 (13.8 %) | 105,367 | 13,027 (12.4 %) | |
2009 | 28,275 | 4,019 (14.2 %) | 113,809 | 13,826 (12.1 %) | |
2010 | 29,581 | 4,272 (14.4 %) | 117,756 | 15,368 (13.1 %) | |
2011 | 30,482 | 4,280 (14.0 %) | 117,037 | 13,942 (11.9 %) | |
2012 | 32,346 | 4,515 (14.0 %) | 121,255 | 14,939 (12.3 %) | |
2013 | 33,443 | 4,613 (13.8 %) | 125,224 | 14,180 (11.3 %) | |
2014 | 35,749 | 4,952 (13.9 %) | 124,260 | 15,234 (12.3 %) | |
Range for hospitalsa | Â | 329 to 2,349 | 32 to 350 (4.4 to 26.4 %) | 1,194 to 8,078 | 75 to 902 (5.2 to 29.9 %) |