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Table 1 Demographics of ICU-hospital level, ventilation and surgical status: mean(SD)

From: A review of statistical estimators for risk-adjusted length of stay: analysis of the Australian and new Zealand intensive care adult patient data-base, 2008–2009

ICU hospital

Overall

 

Not-ventilated

  

Ventilated

 

Level/variable

 

Non-surgical

Elective surgical

Emergency surgical

Non-surgical

Elective surgical

Emergency surgical

Rural

(13.05%)

 

ICU length of stay (days)

3.3 (4.6)

2.6 (3.1)

2.2 (2.6)

2.5 (3.6)

5.7(7.1)

4.7 (4.5)

5.4 (6.4)

APACHE III score

49.3(29.2)

42.6 (23.9)

36.4(16.1)

40.8 (20.8)

78.4 (33.6)

54.7 (25.3)

70.5 (30.8)

Age (years)

60.1 (19.5)

58.5 (20.4)

63.8 (16.1)

61.3 (20.5)

57.9 (18.3)

67.8 (15.1)

64.0(19.0)

% males

55

55

56

51

58

66

56

Metropolitan

(18.45%)

 

ICU length of stay (days)

3.7 (5.2)

3.1 (4.3)

1.8 (2.2)

2.3 (3.4)

5.7 (6.8)

4.7 (5.8)

5.3 (6.6)

APACHE III score

55.5 (30.6)

50.4 (26.3)

37.3 (16.7)

44.9 (23.6)

76.4 (34.5)

55.5 (23.1)

65.5 (29.7)

Age (years)

59.9 (19.2)

58.6 (19.9)

63.8 (16.1)

61.3 (20.5)

57.7 (19.2)

66.0 (15.2)

63.3 (19.2)

% males

55

52

58

50

56

66

59

Tertiary

(44.49%)

 

ICU length of stay (days)

3.9 (5.7)

3.0 (4.3)

1.5 (1.8)

2.4 (3.9)

5.9 (7.2)

2.7 (4.1)

5.5 (6.7)

APACHE III score

57.0(30.1)

51.6 (26.1)

38.7 (15.8)

45.2 (22.7)

73.4 (34.6)

48.3 (19.0)

60.8 (27.8)

Age (years)

58.3 (19.2)

57.3 (20.1)

62.8 (16.2)

59.7 (20.1)

54.6 (19.6)

64.2 (15.6)

57.9 (19.9)

% males

60

55

60

56

62

63

62

Private

(24.01%)

 

ICU length of stay (days)

2.4 (3.7)

3.2 (4.5)

1.5 (1.8)

1.9 (2.7)

6.6 (7.9)

3.2 (3.9)

4.5 (6.6)

APACHE III score

43.7(22.4)

49.6 (22.9)

35.3 (15.2)

40.5 (19.1)

78.1 (32.1)

52.3 (21.7)

62.48 (29.4)

Age (years)

65.5 (16.0)

68.4 (16.9)

63.4 (16.0)

64.6 (17.9)

68.9 (15.7)

68.4 (13.8)

67.9 (16.1)

% males

57

52

54

47

54

61

49