Table 2 Patients Characteristics
Bed type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Overall n = 56,002 | General-Bed n = 52,166 | Intermediate-Care unit n = 1,627 | ICU n = 1,983 | Both n = 226 | p-value1 |
Sex (n; %) | < 0.001 | |||||
Male | 29,955 (53%) | 27,723 (53%) | 815 (50%) | 1,279 (64%) | 138 (61%) | |
Female | 26,047 (47%) | 24,443 (47%) | 812 (50%) | 704 (36%) | 88 (39%) | |
Age (Mean; SD) | 70.9 (17.8) | 70.8 (17.9) | 75.1 (16.0) | 69.1 (15.3) | 67.1 (14.5) | < 0.001 |
Hospitals Length of Stay (Days) | ||||||
(Median; IQR range) | 4 (2, 7) | 3 (1, 6) | 12 (2, 22) | 9 (2, 16) | 27 (11, 44) | < 0.001 |
Unit LOS (Mean Days) | – | – | 5.5 | 4.2 | – | |
In-Hospital Mortality (n; %) | 3,865 (6.9%) | 3,199 (6.1%) | 365 (22%) | 231 (12%) | 70 (31%) | < 0.001 |
Elective Admission (n; %) | 7,899 (14%) | 7,161 (14%) | 14 (0.9%) | 718 (36%) | 6 (2.7%) | < 0.001 |
Num elixhauser comorbidities (n; %) | < 0.001 | |||||
0 | 13,491 (24%) | 12,929 (25%) | 112 (6.9%) | 440 (22%) | 10 (4.4%) | |
1 | 11,168 (20%) | 10,556 (20%) | 244 (15%) | 336 (17%) | 32 (14%) | |
2–4 | 25,157 (45%) | 23,180 (44%) | 941 (58%) | 908 (46%) | 128 (57%) | |
5 + | 6,168 (11%) | 5,501 (11%) | 330 (20%) | 299 (15%) | 56 (25%) | |