Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population

Characteristic	ALL n = 120	BICU n = 20	CICU n = 20	MICU n = 40	TICU n = 40
Age in years, median (range)	52 (18–90)	46 (19–80)	60 (42–90)	54 (19–80)	42 (18–87)
Male Gender, n (%)	73 (61)	14 (70)	13 (65)	23 (58)	23 (58)
Caucasian Race, n (%)	94 (78)	18 (90)	15 (75)	28 (70)	33 (83)
APACHE II score, median (range)	21 (7–36)	20 (11–33)	16 (7–34)	28 (10–36)	20 (11–30)
Transfusion within 24hr of admission, n (%)	5 (4)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (5)	3 (8)
Ventilator use at admission, n (%)	93 (78)	17 (85)	9 (45)	29 (73)	38 (95)
Major Infection, n (%)	41 (34)	15 (75)	1 (5)	11 (28)	14 (35)
Hospital length of stay in days, median (range)	17 (2–181)	55 (8–181)	7 (2–41)	13 (4–94)	18 (6–86)
ICU length of stay in days, median (range)	10 (1–126)	43 (8–126)	5 (1–18)	9 (3–55)	10 (3–56)
Deceased by day 30 post-enrollment, n (%)	10 (8)	2 (10)	5 (25)	2 (5)	1 (3)
Hospitalized at day 30 post-enrollment, n (%)	35 (29)	17 (85)	1 (5)	6 (15)	11 (28)
In ICU at day 30 post-enrollment, n (%)	20 (17)	13 (65)	0 (0)	2 (5)	5 (13)