Table 1.
Characteristics of the 135 selected patients versus all patients admitted in 2010
| Characteristic | Included patients (N=135) | Patients admitted in 2010 (N=3252) |
| Men, n (%) | 82 (60.7) | 1808 (55.6) |
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean (SD) | 59.3 (17.0) | 55.1 (18.0) |
| Median (IQR) | 62.0 (47.5–71.8) | 57.6 (42.7–68.1) |
| Length of stay (days) | ||
| Mean (SD) | 14.9 (27.6) | 7.9 (13.9) |
| Median (IQR) | 8.0 (3.0–16.5) | 4.0 (1.0–9.0) |
| Underwent surgery, n (%) | 104 (70) | 2276 (70) |
| General (%) | 22.4 | 26.2 |
| Oesophago-gastro-intestinal (%) | 34.5 | 30.4 |
| Hepato-pancreato-biliary (%) | 14.3 | 8.9 |
| Trauma (%) | 11.3 | 20.6 |
| Vascular (%) | 17.5 | 13.9 |
| ASA classification* (%) | ||
| 1 | 6.8 | 24.2 |
| 2 | 72.7 | 45.6 |
| 3 | 13.6 | 26.0 |
| 4 | 6.8 | 3.3 |
| 5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
*
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class at admission of patients who underwent surgery.