Table 1 Centers and patients characteristics
Center characteristics | Centers (n = 120) | Patients (n = 5266) |
|---|---|---|
Number of patients/ICU, median [range] | 32 [20–89] | |
Number of hospital bedsa, n (%) | ||
< 500 | 39 (33.6%) | 1403 (27.5%) |
500–1000 | 54 (46.6%) | 2630 (51.5%) |
> 1000 | 23 (19.8%) | 1072 (21.0%) |
Health expenditure (% of GDPb), n (%) | ||
< 8% | 19 (15.8%) | 961 (18.2%) |
8% to 10% | 51 (42.5%) | 2107 (40.0%) |
> 10% | 50 (41.7%) | 2198 (41.7%) |
IMCU (intermediate care unit), n (%) | ||
Yes | 103 (85.8%) | 4563 (86.7%) |
Daytime nurse/patient ratio, n (%) | ||
< 0.5 | 25 (20.8%) | 1150 (21.8%) |
0.5–1 | 58 (48.3%) | 2536 (48.2%) |
> 1 | 37 (30.8%) | 1580 (30.0%) |
ICU adjusted beds, n (%) | ||
< 8 | 19 (15.8%) | 571 (10.8%) |
8–12 | 49 (40.8%) | 1901 (36.1%) |
> 12 | 52 (43.3%) | 2794 (53.1%) |
Possibility of extra beds inside ICU, n (%) | ||
Yes | 24 (20.0%) | 1114 (21.2%) |
Patient characteristics | ||
Male sex, n (%) | 3143 (59.7%) | |
Age, years, mean ± SD | 62.4 ± 16.9 | |
SAPS IIc, mean ± SD | ||
Score | 39.3 ± 21.3 | |
Predicted mortality | 30.1% ± 30.2 | |
SAPS 3d, mean ± SD | ||
Score | 35.0 ± 17.2 | |
Predicted mortality | 25.4% ± 24.5 | |
Hospital mortality, n (%) | ||
Death | 1194 (22.7%) | |
ICU admission, n (%) | ||
Unplanned | 3613 (68.7%) | |
Surgery, n (%) | ||
Emergency surgery | 983 (18.7%) | |
No surgery | 2663 (50.6%) | |
Scheduled surgery | 1612 (30.7%) | |
Reason for admissione, n (%) | ||
Basic observation | 1111 (21.1%) | |
Cardiovascular | 1252 (23.8%) | |
Digestive | 526 (10.0%) | |
Hematological | 77 (1.5%) | |
Hepatic | 62 (1.2%) | |
Metabolic | 195 (3.7%) | |
Neurological | 800 (15.2%) | |
Renal | 200 (3.8%) | |
Respiratory | 980 (18.6%) | |
Severe trauma | 255 (4.8%) | |