Table 1.

Patient Characteristics (N = 122)

Characteristic	Total
Care in SACU
No	47 (39)
Yes	75 (61)
Sex
Female	56 (46)
Male	66 (54)
Cancer status
Active	111 (91)
No evidence of disease	11 (9)
COPD (N = 26)
No	20 (77)
Yes	6 (23)
Cancer histologic profile (N = 120)
Liquid tumor	12 (10)
Solid tumor	108 (90)
Age, years	69.0 (55.0 to 76.0)
ICU and mechanical ventilator duration
ICU days (N = 121)	20.0 (13.0 to 27.0)
ICU ventilation days (N = 121)	18.0 (10.0 to 25.0)
Days on ventilation outside ICU	13.5 (8.0 to 34.0)
Total ventilation days while inpatient	34.0 (24.0 to 54.0)
Weaned
No	60 (49)
Yes	62 (51)
Died while on mechanical ventilation (N = 99)
No	64 (65)
Yes	35 (35)
Deceased
No	21 (17)
Yes	101 (83)
Discharged on ventilation (N = 6), suspected dead	6 (100)

Data are no. (%) or median (25th to 75th percentile)

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ICU intensive care unit, SACU surgical advanced care unit