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Table 1 Demographics

From: The effect of postal questionnaire burden on response rate and answer patterns following admission to intensive care: a randomised controlled trial

 

Group A (n = 9132)

Group B (n = 9002)

All (n = 18,134)

Age

median, [IQR]

66 [52–76]

67 [53–76]

66 [52–76]

Male sex (%)

56%

56%

56%

APACHE II score

median, [IQR]

16 [12–21]

16 [12–21]

16 [12–21]

ICU length of stay days median [IQR]

3 [2–7]

3 [2–6]

3 [2–7]

Hospital length of stay days median

[IQR]

14 [7–27]

14 [7–28]

14 [7–28]

Reason for ICU admission n (%)

   

Respiratory tract infection

966 (11)

972 (11)

1938 (11)

Major vascular procedure

453 (5)

428 (5)

881 (5)

Large bowel tumour

383 (4)

454 (5)

837 (5)

Acute renal failure

439 (5)

420 (5)

859 (5)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

283 (3)

292 (3)

575 (3)

Bowel perforation

278 (3)

226 (3)

504 (3)

Septicaemia/septic shock

304 (3)

300 (3)

604 (3)

Oesophageal neoplasm

130 (1)

136 (2)

266 (1)

Status epilepticus

198 (2)

174 (2)

372 (2)

Self-poisoning

290 (3)

291 (3)

581 (3)

Not recorded

301 (3)

309 (3)

610 (3)

Other

5107 (56)

5000 (56)

10,107 (56)

  1. n (%), median [interquartile range]