Table 1:

Clinical characteristics of patients treated in the ResCCU

	Prolonged ICU Stay (> 24 hours)	Short ICU Stay (< 24 hours)	p
	(n=16)	(n=42)
Demographics
Male	8 (50%)	26 (62%)	---
Working Diagnosis
Ingestion/Overdose	5 (31%)	11 (26%)	---
CO Poisoning	0	2 (5%)	---
ETOH Abuse	1 (6%)	7 (17%)	---
ETOH Withdrawal	3 (19%)	10 (23%)	---
Heroin Abuse	0	2 (5%)	---
Polysubstance	2 (13%)	3 (7%)	---
Other Withdrawal	1 (6%)	0	---
Other	4 (25%)	7 (17%)	---
Clinical Data
Glascow Coma Scale	7 [4–12]	15 [11–15]	0.002
Temp, C	36.8 (±1.0)	37.0 (± 0.9)	0.60
Heart Rate, bpm	115 (±37)	91 (±27)	0.01
Mean Arterial Pressure, mmHg	91 (±42)	85 (±29)	0.53
WBC (103/μL)	12.9 (±6.4)	9.7 (±3.8)	0.02
HCT, %	39.3 (±9.0)	36.9 (±9.2)	0.37
Lactate, mmol/dL	4.6 (±3.8)	3.0 (±2.2)	0.04
Vasopressors
Required	6 (38%)	2 (5%)	0.0012
Mechanical Ventilation
Required	11 (69%)	6 (14%)	<0.0001
Severity of Illness
APACHE II	21 [15–28]	20 [11–42]	0.29
SOFA, Initial	7 [5–8]	2.5 [1–4]	<0.0001
SOFA, 48-hour	2 [5–7]	0 [0–2]	0.03
Survival
Day 7
Yes	16 (100%)	41 (98%)	0.53
Day 28
Yes	16 (100%)	41 (98%)	0.53