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Table 15 (abstract A489) Patient characteristics

From: ESICM LIVES 2016: part two

 

Total population

Prognosis correctly estimated

Prognosis overestimated

Prognosis underestimated

p-value

N

3,796

2,849 (75.1%)a

765 (20.2%)a

182 (4.8%)a

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Sex (male)

2,405 (63.4%)

1,833 (64.3%)

459 (60.0%)

113 (62.1%)

.081

Age at ICU admission

65 (55–73)

65 (55–72)

67 (58–75)

65 (53–73)

<.001

Admission type -

    

<.001

 Elective surgical

2,317 (61.1%)

1,951 (68.5%)

302 (39.6%)

64 (35.4%)

 

 Urgent surgical

593 (15.6%)

401 (14.1%)

160 (21.0%)

32 (17.7%)

 Medical

881 (23.2%)

495 (17.4%)

301 (39.4%)

85 (47.0%)

APACHE IV score

44 (33–60)

41 (31–54)

55 (41–76)

58 (42–81)

<.001

Total maximum SOFA scoreb

5 (3–8)

5 (3–8)

6 (4–10)

8 (4–11)

<.001

SOFA score at discharge

4 (3–6)

4 (3–6)

4 (3–6)

4 (3–6)

<.001

ICU length of stay

1 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

1 (1–4)

3 (1–8)

<.001

  1. Continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range) and tested for differences using a Kruskal Wallis test, categorical variables are presented as n (percentage) and tested for differences using a Chi-square test
  2. ICU intensive care unit, LoS length of stay, APACHE IV acute physiology and chronic health evaluation fourth edition, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment
  3. apercentage reflects proportion of total sample size
  4. bSum of highest SOFA component scores during admission