Table 1.
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.