Table 1

Study patient characteristics

Patient characteristic
Age (mean (SD))59.6 (±16.2)
Sex (%)
 Male65
 Female35
Admission type (%)
 Emergency82.4
 Elective17.6
APACHE II (mean (SD))16.8 (±6.2)
ICU mortality (%)26.7
  • APACHE, Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit.