Table 2.
Overall ICU Admission and Mortality Dataa
| MICU | CCU | NICU | CTICU | SICU | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission, Total (n) | 693 | 1060 | 668 | 1166 | 582 | 4169 |
| Mechanical ventilation provided, n (%) | 302 (44) | 170 (16) | 215 (32) | 815 (70) | 276 (47) | 1778 (43) P<0.0001 |
| Patients seen by a chaplain, total n (% of all ICU admissions) | 91 (13) | 59 (6) | 42 (6) | 23 (2) | 33 (6) | 248 (6) P<0.0001 |
| Mechanically ventilated patients seen by a chaplain, n (%) | 68 (23) | 34 (20) | 30 (14) | 22 (3) | 25 (9) | 179 (10) P<0.0001 |
| ICU deaths, total n (%) | 108 (16) | 53 (5) | 29 (4) | 26 (2) | 30 (5) | 246 (6) P<0.0001 |
| ICU deaths among those seen by a chaplain, n (%) | 82 (76) | 40 (75) | 25 (86) | 23 (88) | 27 (90) | 197 (80) P=0.24 |
MICU, Medical Intensive Care Unit; CCU, Cardiac Care Unit; NICU, Neuro Intensive Care Unit; CTICU, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit; SICU, Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
a
Separated by ICU and patients who were seen by chaplains during 6 study months between June 24–December 24, 2013.