Table 1 Baseline characteristics and mortality outcomes of the study population
From: Premorbid functional status as an outcome predictor in intensive care patients aged over 85 years
Characteristic | 85 years and older |
|---|---|
Number of admissions | 2037 |
Age, years | 87 (85–89) |
Male gender, n (%) | 908 (44.6) |
Able to live at home, n (%) | 1286 (85.0)a |
Able to move indoors, n (%) | 1397 (93.9)b |
Able to walk 400 m, n (%) | 993 (67.3)c |
Able to climb stairs, n (%) | 1001 (68.3)d |
Able to dress themselves, n (%) | 1320 (89.2)e |
Able to get out of bed, n (%) | 1386 (94.0)f |
Independent in ADL, n (%) | 1180 (59.3)g |
Good PFS, n (%) | 705 (48.8)h |
Admission type | |
Scheduled surgical | 373 (18.3) |
Emergency surgical | 545 (26.8) |
Medical admission, n (%) | 1119 (54.9) |
Diagnostic categories, n (%) | |
Cardiac or vascular surgery | 413 (20.3) |
Gastrointestinal surgery | 298 (14.6) |
Neurological/neurosurgical diseases | 159 (7.8) |
Trauma | 162 (8.0) |
Other surgery | 75 (3.7) |
Cardiovascular diseases | 490 (24.1) |
Respiratory diseases | 192 (9.4) |
Metabolic disturbances | 205 (10.1) |
Intoxication | 11 (0.5) |
Miscellaneous | 32 (1.6) |
SAPS II | 40 (32–51) |
SAPS II without admission type | 34 (27–45) |
SOFA24 | 6 (4–9) |
TISS | 27.6 (22.5–33.6) |
LOS ICU | 1.22 (0.83–2.74) |
Treatment restrictions, n (%) | 478 (23.5) |
ICU mortality, n (%) | 205 (10.1) |
Hospital mortality, n (%) | 454 (22.3) |
1-year mortality, n (%) | 896 (44.0) |