Table 2.
Baseline Demographics of Survivors Who Were Referred Versus Attended the ICU-RC.a
| Demographic | Survivors Referred (n = 218)b |
Survivors Attended (n = 56)c |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 55 (43, 65) | 48 (35, 57) |
| Sex, male | 105 (48%) | 32 (57%) |
| Race, white | 177 (81%) | 48 (86%) |
| SOFA score | 10 (7, 12) | 10 (7, 12) |
| Referral ICU type | ||
| Medical ICU | 197 (90%) | 49 (88%) |
| Trauma | 7 (3%) | 3 (5%) |
| CVICU | 6 (3%) | 2 (4%) |
| Surgical ICU | 4 (2%) | |
| Other | 4 (2%) | 2 (4%) |
| ICU-RC referral criteriad | ||
| Respiratory failure | 166 (76%) | 47 (84%) |
| Delirium during ICU stay | 162 (74%) | 45 (80%) |
| Sepsis/Septic shock | 147 (67%) | 31 (55%) |
| Shock, other | 88 (40%) | 15 (27%) |
| ICU length of stay, days | 8 (4, 14.8) | 8 (4, 22) |
| Hospital length of stay, days | 15 (9.2, 25.8) | 18 (12, 29) |
| Discharge disposition | ||
| Home with self-care | 57 (26%) | 19 (34%) |
| Home with home health | 41 (19%) | 10 (18%) |
| Inpatient rehabilitation | 41 (19%) | 16 (29%) |
| Skilled nursing facility | 38 (17%) | 5 (9%) |
| Long-term acute care | 16 (7%) | 5 (9%) |
| Home with hospice | 11 (5%) | |
| Left against medical advice | 5 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| Inpatient hospice | 3 (1%) | |
| Inpatient psychiatric hospital | 2 (1%) | |
| Other | 4 (2%) |
Abbreviations: CVICU, cardiovascular intensive care unit; ICU, intensive care unit; ICU-RC, intensive care unit recovery center; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.
a
Data presented as n (%) or median (interquartile range).
b
Includes all survivors referred to the ICU-RC.
c
Includes only survivors who attended the ICU-RC and were seen by a pharmacist.
d
Referral criteria were not mutually exclusive.