Table 1 Patient characteristics
Feature | Cohort (n = 3813) |
|---|---|
Male gender | 2034 (53.3) |
Age, years | 84 [81 to 87] |
Reason for ICU admission | |
Emergent surgery | 528 (13.8) |
Respiratory failure | 918 (24.1) |
Circulatory failure | 524 (13.7) |
Combined respiratory & circulatory failure | 435 (11.4) |
Trauma | 228 (6.0) |
Neurological | 187 (4.9) |
Sepsis | 525 (13.8) |
Other | 468 (12.3) |
SOFA | 6 [4 to 9] |
CFS | 4 [3 to 6] |
Frailty (%) | |
Fit | 1520 (39.9) |
Vulnerable | 769 (20.2) |
Frail | 1524 (40.0) |
Non-invasive ventilation | 882 (23.2) |
Invasive ventilation | 1898 (49.8) |
Vasopressors | 2264 (59.4) |
Renal replacement therapy | 420 (11.0) |
LST withholding | 1117 (29.3) |
LST withdrawal | 535 (14.0) |
LST withhold or withdrawal | 1304 (34.6) |
ICU length of stay | 165.93 (232.64) |
ICU mortality | 1012 (26.5) |
30 day mortality | 1474 (38.7) |