Table 2.
N | 179 |
Age | 62 (51 to 72) |
Male sex | 109 (61 %) |
Reason of admission | |
Abdominal surgery | 87 (49 %) |
Vascular surgery | 24 (13 %) |
Trauma | 17 (9.5 %) |
Liver transplant | 14 (7.8 %) |
Miscellaneous | 37 (21 %) |
APACHE II | 14 (11 to 19) |
History of diabetes | 26 (14.5 %) |
Length of stay at the ICU (days) | 1.6 (0.8 to 4.7) |
Mortality at the ICU | 19 (10.6 %) |
Hospital mortality | 26 (14.5 %) |
Patient characteristics of all patients treated from January 1st to May 1st, 2005.