Table 2.
Factors effective on the length of intensive care unit stay
| ≤15 days (n=85) | >15 days (n=17) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age, year (mean±SD) | 72.3±14.9 | 77.3±15.7 | 0.21 | ||
| Hemodynamic instability | 49 | 57.6 | 3 | 17.6 | 0.003 |
| Respiratory failure | 19 | 22.4 | 12 | 70.6 | 0.01 |
| Sepsis | 14 | 16.5 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.62 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 13 | 15.3 | 4 | 23.5 | 0.4 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 26 | 30.6 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.11 |
| Congestive heart failure | 32 | 37.6 | 4 | 23.5 | 0.26 |
| Chronic renal failure | 13 | 15.3 | 3 | 17.6 | 0.8 |
| Invasive mechanical ventilation | 35 | 41.2 | 14 | 82.4 | 0.002 |
| Mortality | 46 | 54.1 | 12 | 70.6 | 0.21 |
SD: Standard deviation.