Table 2. Expected benefit: life years gained from ICU admission.

		Base case
	RR = 0.7	RR = 0.8	RR = 0.9
18–44	1.93 (1.86–2.01)	1.14 (1.09–1.18)	0.51 (0.49–0.53)
45–64	1.87 (1.83–1.91)	1.11 (1.09–1.14)	0.50 (0.49–0.51)
65–74	1.34 (1.31–1.37)	0.80 (0.78–0.82)	0.36 (0.35–0.37)
75–84	0.84 (0.82–0.86)	0.50 (0.49–0.51)	0.23 (0.22–0.23)
85+	0.37 (0.36–0.38)	0.22 (0.22–0.23)	0.10 (0.10–0.10)

Average life years gained (95% confidence intervals) from ICU admission vs. hypothetical rejection and care in a general ward across different age groups. Relative risk (RR) based on observed mortality in accepted vs. rejected patients in the Eldicus II study.