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Patient charcteristics |
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| 2004–5 |
2006 |
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| N |
494 |
448 |
| Age [IQR]* |
56 [39–64] |
55 [42–66] |
| Male Sex (%) |
53.4 |
58.4 |
| LOS [IQR]* |
2.0 [0.7–6.4] |
1.9 [0.8–5.8] |
| LOS > 72 h, n (%) |
210 (42.5) |
206 (46.0) |
| SAPS II [IQR]* |
42 [28–54] |
40 [30–54] |
| SAPS II completeness, n (%)‡ |
329 (67) |
259 (58) |
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*) Age, LOS and SAPS II are given as median values [interquartile range]. ‡) Frequency (%) of patients who received a SAPS II score. Eligible patients either died < 24 hours after admission or had LOS > 24 hours. | ||
Alm-Kruse et al. BMC Nursing 2008 7:1 doi:10.1186/1472-6955-7-1 |
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