Table 1.
Characteristics of 1,185 Patients
| Mean age (years)
a
|
55.6 ± 0.54 |
| Percent (n) male | 62.2 (737) |
| Mean STICU LOS (days) | 7.7 ± 0.22 |
| Percent (n) intubated | 65.2 (773) |
| Mean ventilator days | 6.3 ± 0.26 |
| Percent (n) of patients by disposition | |
| Regular floor | 72.5 (859) |
| Stepdown unit | 6.7 (79) |
| Cardiac care unit | 5.7 (67) |
| Long-term acute care facility | 4.8 (57) |
| Death | 4.6 (55) |
| Transfer | 2.0 (24) |
| Home | 1.4 (16) |
| Other | 2.3 (27) |
| Percent (n) of patients by admitting service | |
| Trauma | 48.3 (572) |
| Cardiothoracic/vascular | 18.7 (222) |
| Neurosurgery | 9.5 (113) |
| General | 15.4 (182) |
| Ear, nose, and throat | 2.6 (31) |
| Orthopedics | 2.2 (25) |
| Gynecology | 1.4 (17) |
| Urology | 1.0 (12) |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgery | 0.6 (7) |
| Plastic surgery | 0.3 (4) |
a
Means ± standard deviation.
STICU LOS = surgical and trauma intensive care unit length of stay.