Table 5

Outcomes in critical care

First CC periodAll CC periodsSum of CC periods in one continuous inpatient stay
Admitted to CC
 Number of patients368498368
 Died in CC54 (14.7%)
Hours from CC admission to death
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)70 (25, 371)
 Mean260
Hours from hospital admission to death
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)82 (26 371)
 Mean264
Hours in CC
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)68 (27, 139)72 (29, 156)107 (45, 221)
 Mean115132179
Days in CC
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)4 (2, 7)4 (2, 7)6 (3, 11)
 Mean6.146.478.76
Ventilator-free days
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)3 (2, 5)3 (2, 5)4 (2, 7)
 Mean4.184.015.43
Haemofiltration/dialysis (days)
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)0 (0, 0)0 (0, 0)0 (0, 0)
6 (3, 8) on dialysis
 Mean0.940.961.30
8.1 on dialysis
Lowest pO2 on blood gas kPa
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)9.9 (8.1, 11.4)9.8 (8.2, 11.2)
Highest pO2 on blood gas kPa
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)14.5 (11.2, 22.7)15.4 (11.4, 23.6)
Lowest pCO2 on blood gas kPa
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)5.1 (4.4, 6.0)5.3 (4.5, 6.1)
Highest pCO2 on blood gas kPa
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)5.4 (4.8, 6.2)5.7 (5.0, 6.7)
Lowest pH on blood gas
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)7.28 (7.15, 7.38)7.28 (7.20, 7.37)
Highest pH on blood gas
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)7.37 (7.29, 7.42)7.36 (7.27, 7.42)
Highest FiO2 recorded %O2
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)80 (50, 100)90 (60, 100)
Highest creatinine mmol/L
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)139 (91, 243)144 (80, 272)
Highest bilirubin mmol/L
 Median (1st, 3rd quartile)26 (15, 68)25 (14, 58)
  • CC, critical care.