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Table 3 APACHE II- and SAPS II-predicated probability of mortality, proportion with chronic conditions and of those admitted for medical reasons and length of ICU stay for the very elderly

From: Trends in hospital and intensive care admissions in the Netherlands attributable to the very elderly in an ageing population

Year

Number of admissionsa

Mean APACHE II-predicted probability of mortality

Mean SAPS II-predicted probability of mortality

Renal insufficiency

Cardiovascular insufficiency

Malignancy

Immunological insufficiency

Admissions for medical reasons

Median (interquartile range) length of ICU stay in days

2005

2,318

0.2786

0.2863

117 (5.0 %)

213 (9.2 %)

80 (3.5 %)

66 (2.8 %)

1,023 (44.1 %)

1.72 (0.88 to 4.02)

2006

2,542

0.2815

0.2976

134 (5.3 %)

196 (7.7 %)

112 (4.4 %)

73 (2.9 %)

1,097 (43.2 %)

1.63 (0.85 to 3.84)

2007

2,554

0.2853

0.3058

161 (6.3 %)

193 (7.6 %)

124 (4.9 %)

94 (3.7 %)

1,142 (44.7 %)

1.65 (0.86 to 3.81)

2008

2,763

0.3194

0.3421

232 (8.4 %)

212 (7.7 %)

132 (4.8 %)

140 (5.1 %)

1,321 (47.8 %)

1.75 (0.86 to 4.00)

2009

3,226

0.3013

0.3279

271 (8.4 %)

245 (7.6 %)

155 (4.8 %)

145 (4.5 %)

1,660 (51.5 %)

1.63 (0.85 to 3.66)

2010

3,408

0.3056

0.3277

345 (10.1 %)

308 (9.0 %)

190 (5.6 %)

160 (4.7 %)

1,767 (51.8 %)

1.66 (0.86 to 3.83)

2011

3,466

0.3107

0.3443

373 (10.8 %)

291 (8.4 %)

218 (6.3 %)

190 (5.5 %)

1,794 (51.8 %)

1.57 (0.84 to 3.64)

2012

3,784

0.2929

0.3136

383 (10.1 %)

285 (7.5 %)

174 (4.6 %)

192 (5.1 %)

2,048 (54.1 %)

1.59 (0.84 to 3.50)

2013

3,892

0.2853

0.3057

374 (9.6 %)

283 (7.3 %)

203 (5.2 %)

223 (5.7 %)

2,160 (55.5 %)

1.56 (0.84 to 3.32)

2014

4,085

0.2715

0.2857

455 (11.1 %)

313 (7.7 %)

240 (5.9 %)

265 (6.5 %)

2,257 (55.3 %)

1.47 (0.85 to 3.11)

Range for hospitalsb

27 to 294

0.1037 to 0.4402

0.1068 to 0.4860

0 to 45 (0.0 % to 25.7 %)

0 to 34 (0.0 % to 33.8 %)

2 to 14 (2.0 % to 22.2 %)

0 to 26 (0.0 % to 22.2 %)

7 to 178 (23.3 % to 77.9 %)

0.89 to 2.83

  1. aAdmissions fulfilling both the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) and the simplified acute physiology score II (SAPS II) inclusion criteria. bData from 2014