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. 2017 Jan 17;5(1):e3. doi: 10.2196/medinform.6690

Table 1.

List of predictor variables.

Category Predictor variables
Demographics Age, gender
Administrative information Admission type (elective, urgent, emergency), ICUa service type (MICUb, SICUc, CCUd, CSRUe)
Vital signs (min. and max. every 6 hours during the first 24 hours in the ICU) Heart rate, mean blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, SpO2, spontaneous respiratory rate, body temperature
Labs (min. and max. from the first 24 hours in the ICU Hematocrit, white blood cell count, serum glucose, serum HCO3, serum potassium, serum sodium, blood urea nitrogen, and serum creatinine
Intervention (yes/no during the first 24 hours in the ICU) Vasopressor therapy, mechanical ventilation, or continuous positive airway pressure
Others (from the first 24 hours in the ICU) Worst Glasgow Coma Scale score, total urinary output every 6 hours

aICU: intensive care unit.

bMICU: medical intensive care unit.

cSICU: surgical intensive care unit.

dCCU: coronary care unit.

eCSRU: cardiac surgery recovery unit.