From: Modelling of intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay as a quality measure: a problematic exercise
Variable | Value |
---|---|
Age: years | 61.7 (17.5)a |
Pre ICU hospital days | 1.5 (2.9)a |
0.4 (0.2–1.1)b | |
ICU annual volume | 1192 (702)a |
1063 (570–1859)b | |
APACHE III score | 54.6 (25.7)a |
ICU LOS: daysd | 3.2 (4.9)a |
1.8 (0.9–3.6)b | |
1.9 (2.6)c | |
Hospital LOS: days | 11.8 (13.2)a |
8.1 (4.6–14.0)b | |
ANZICS ROD | 0.017 (0.005–0.073)b |
Gender: male | 58.3% (54,975) |
Died ICU | 6.5% (6105) |
Died hospital | 8.8% (8280) |
Ventilated: day 1 | 43.5% (41,003) |
Acute renal failure | 5.0% (4693) |
Cardiac arrest: pre-ICU | 3.4% (3076) |
Treatment limitation | 5.2% (4772) |
Hospital Classification | |
Metropolitan | 16.9% (15,939) |
520 (396–1030)b | |
Private | 32.8% (30,983) |
983 (579–1296)b | |
Rural / Regional | 6.4% (6075) |
326 (226–449)b | |
Tertiary | 43.8% (41,364) |
1500 (1063–2105)b |