Table 2. Patient characteristics (data updated to 15 th March 2020).
| Characteristics | Patients, n (%) (N= 8721) |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) in years | 56.9 (18.9) |
|
Gender
Male Female |
5355 (61.4) 3366 (38.6) |
|
Admission Type
Planned Unplanned |
1084 (12.4) 7637 (87.6) |
|
Ventilation status at admission
Non-ventilated Mechanically ventilated Non-invasive ventilated Not Recorded |
5960 (68.3) 2066 (23.7) 408 (4.7) 287 (3.3) |
|
Number of vasopressors at admission
1 2 More than 2 None Not Recorded |
1093 (12.5) 299 (3.4) 119 (1.4) 6922 (79.3) 288 (3.3) |
|
Antibiotics on admission
Yes No Not Recorded |
5333 (61.1) 3085 (35.4) 3030 (3.5) |
|
Sedated on admission
Yes No Not Recorded |
1318 (15.1) 7127 (81.7) 276 (3.2) |
|
Reason for admission (APACHE IV Coding)
Cardiovascular Neurologic Respiratory Gastrointestinal Genitourinary Metabolic/Endocrine Trauma Haematology Trauma Musculoskeletal/Skin Transplant Not Recorded |
2137 (24.5) 1787 (20.5) 1448 (16.6) 990 (11.3) 686 (7.9) 471 (5.4) 403 (4.6) 400 (4.6) 355 (4.0) 13 (0.1) 29 (0.3) |
|
Status at ICU discharge
Alive Dead In ICU Not Recorded |
7591 (87.0) 788 (9.0) 324 (3.7) 18 (0.2) |