Table 2.

IMCU Patient Characteristics

Unique Admissions	N = 317
Mean Age (SD)	54 (16.4)
Female %	51
Race %
African American	64
Caucasian	31
Asian	1
Other	4
ICU Consult in ED %	55
Median Days LOS (IQR)	4 (3 - 8)
Hospital Mortality %	4.4
Mean Severity/Comorbidity (SD)
APACHE II	15.6 (6.5)
SAPS II	20.7 (11.8)
CCI	2.7 (2.3)
Primary Diagnostic Category %
Respiratory*	26.5
Cardiac	17.0
Sepsis*	13.6
Gastrointestinal	13.6
Endocrine (DKA)	12.0
Neurological	10.7
Metabolic/Renal	6.6

^*Most often transferred to an ICU within 24 hours of IMC admission

SD: Standard Deviation

IQR: Interquartile Range

LOS: Length of Stay