Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients and proxies
| All patients | All ICU patients | ICU scheduled admissions | ICU emergency admissions | All CCU emergency admissions | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 140 | 70 | 14 | 56 | 70 | 14/56 |
| Age (years) | 73.5 (63 to 88) | 70 (59 to 80) | 67 (61 to 78) | 70 (59 to 83) | 78(70 to 83) | 0.378 |
| Sex, male/female (%) | 63.2/36.8 | 66.4/33.6 | 64.3/35.7 | 66.4/33.6 | 60/40 | 0.832 |
| APACHE II score | - | 14 (11 to 16) | 12 (10 to 16.2) | 14 (12 to 16) | - | 0.502 |
| SAPS | - | 29 (22 to 36) | 22 (17 to 31) | 30 (26 to 37) | - | 0.333 |
| ICU/CCU length of stay (days) | - | 2 (2 to 4) | 2 (2 to 3) | 2 (2 to 4) | 3 (2 to 4) | 0.432 |
| Hospital length of stay (days) | - | 15.5 (9 to 24) | 15 (10 to 26) | 15 (8 to 23) | 7 (4.7 to 11) | 0.530 |
| Ventilation days | - | 1 (0 to 2) | 1.5 (0.7 to 2) | 0 (0 to 2) | - | 0.075 |
| Diagnostic groups | ||||||
| Cardiovascular | 85 (60.7) | 15 (21.4) | 2 (14.3) | 15 (26.8) | 70 (100) | 0.431 |
| Respiratory | 11 (7.9) | 11 (15.7) | 3 (21.4) | 8 (14.3) | - | 0.581 |
| Gastrointestinal | 32 (22.9) | 32 (45.7) | 5 (35.7) | 25 (44.6) | - | 0.694 |
| Neurological | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.4) | - | - | - | - |
| Urological | 6 (4.3) | 6 (8.6) | 4 (28.6) | 3 (5.4) | - | 0.026 |
| Others | 5 (3.6) | 5 (7.1) | - | 5 (8.9) | - | - |
| Type of proxy | ||||||
| Spouse | 96 (68.6) | 47 (67.1) | 11 (78.6) | 36 (64.3) | 48 (68.6) | 0.659 |
| Child | 40 (28.6) | 20 (28.6) | 2 (14.3) | 18 (32.1) | 22 (31.4) | 0.302 |
| Brother/sister | 2 (1.5) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (7.1) | - | - | - |
| Parents | 2 (1.5) | 2 (2.9) | - | 2 (3.6) | - | - |
Data presented as the median (interquartile range, P25 to P75) or n (%). APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CCU, coronary care unit; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score.aICU scheduled admissions and ICU emergency admissions.