Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of patients and intensive care unit setting
| n (%) or Median (IQR) | |
|---|---|
| Admission source | |
| Emergency room | 17 (32) |
| Hospital ward | 10 (19) |
| Transfer OSH | 22 (42) |
| Postoperative | 2 (4) |
| Other | 1 (2) |
| ICU type | |
| Medical | 43 (83) |
| Surgical | 9 (17) |
| APACHE II score | 18 (12–24) |
| Discharge disposition | |
| Home | 40 (70) |
| Nursing home | 11 (20) |
| Long-term acute care | 1 (2) |
| Hospice | 1 (2) |
| Dead | 4 (6) |
Definition of abbreviations: APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = interquartile range; OSH = outside hospital.