Table 2.

Comparison between severity of illness (APACHE-II and MEWS) and comorbidity (Elixhauser) scores in patients accepted or rejected from an ICU

	APACHE-II at admission	MEWS at admission	Elixhauser at admission	APACHE-II at RR	MEWS at RR
ICU accepted	12.62 (±6.86)	2.5 (±1.49)	10.09 (±8.82)	20.39 (±8.25)	5.13 (±2.54)
ICU rejected	14 (±6.11)	3 (±1.91)	11 (±8.72)	18.71 (±7.54)	4.29 (±2.75)

Note: There were no differences between those accepted or rejected.

Abbreviations: APACHE-II, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II; MEWS, modified early warning score; RR, rapid response; ICU, intensive care unit.