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Table 1 Patient characteristics at the time of intensive care unit presentation described using APACHE II, SAPS II, and the new models

From: Simplified prognostic model for critically ill patients in resource limited settings in South Asia

Variable

Nonsurvivors (n = 1031)

Survivors (n = 2590)

Availability n (%)

Body temperature (°C)AII, SII

37 (0.73)

37 (0.75)

3533 (91.6)

Heart rateAII, SII

109 (24)

100 (24)

3419 (88.7)

Age (years), median (range)AII, SII

54 (16–102)

56 (16–103)

3509 (91)

Respiratory rateM1, M2, M3, AII

24 (8)

23 (6)

2733 (70.9)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)M1, M2, AII, SII

132 (35)

139 (29)

2828 (73.4)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)AII, SII

75 (19)

79 (16)

3527 (91.5)

Glasgow Coma Score, median (range)M1, M2, M3, AII, SII

9 (2–15)

15 (2–15)

3372 (87.5)

PaO2 (mmHg) median (range)AII, SII

150 (1.4–242)

150 (0.4–267)

423 (11)

pHAII

7.3 (0.15)

7.4 (0.13)

512 (13.3)

WBCAII, SII

21.3 (27.2)

18.6 (23.8)

2228 (57.8)

PCV %AII

34.7 (8.5)

35.8 (7)

463 (12)

Serum creatinine (mg/dL) median (range)AII

1.4 (0.3–11.3)

1.2 (0.4–18)

496 (12.9)

Potassium (mEq/L)AII, SII

4.2 (1.04)

4.1 (0.77)

2774 (72)

Sodium (mEq/L)AII, SII

137.7 (8.9)

137.1 (6.9)

2785 (72.2)

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) median (range)M1, M2, SII

59 (0.6–411)

32 (0.9–672)

1936 (50.2)

Haemoglobin (g/dL)M1, M2

10.8 (2.8)

11.6 (2.4)

1869 (48.5)

Vasopressor use count (%)M1

572 (64.34)

1860 (91.31)

2951 (76.5)

Mechanical ventilation count (%)M1, SII

899 (87)

2054 (79)

2978 (77.3)

FiO2, median (range)AII, SII

35 (21–100)

21 (21–100)

2323 (60.3)

Urine output, median (range)SII

1150 (0–7400)

1300 (0–12000)

2469 (64)

Bicarbonate (mEq/L)SII

22.3(5.4)

22.5 (6.5)

361 (9.4)

Bilirubin (mg/dL) median (range)SII

1.1 (0.1–39)

0.7 (0.1–56)

1272 (33)

  1. Values for nonsurvivors and survivors are given as mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise stated
  2. Availability is described for the whole population
  3. AII Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II, FiO 2 fraction of inspired oxygen, M1 model 1, M2 model 2, M3 model 3, PaO 2 partial pressure of oxygen, PCV packed cell volume, SII Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II, WBC white blood cells