Table 2.
Patient characteristic | Patients involved in the pharmacy intervention (n=47) |
Gender (male %) | 66 |
Age (years, median, IQR) | 52 (44–57) |
ICU LOS (days, median, IQR) | 15 (9–26) |
APACHE II (median, IQR) | 23 (19–27) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index (median, IQR) | 1 (0–2) |
SIMD decile (median, IQR) | 3 (1–4) |
Interventions received in ICU | |
Mechanical ventilation (%) | 94 |
RRT (%) | 34 |
CVS (%) | 47 |
APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; CVS, cardiovascular support (use of vasopressor therapy in the ICU); ICU LOS, intensive care unit length of stay; RRT, renal replacement therapy ; SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.