Table 1 Characteristics and care of the included patients by critical illness
All N = 1269 | Critically ill n = 133 | Non-critically ill n = 1136 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age median (IQR) | 74 (62–83) | 76 (69–87) | 73 (71–82) | p < 0.01 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 640 (50%) | 59 (44%) | 581 (51%) | |
Male | 629 (50%) | 74 (56%) | 555 (49%) | p = 0.14 |
Specialty | ||||
Medicine | 820 (65%) | 115 (86%) | 705 (62%) | |
Surgery | 386 (30%) | 18 (14%) | 368 (32%) | |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | 63 (5%) | 0 | 63 (6%) | p < 0.01 |
Had surgery in hospital | ||||
No | 1061(84%) | 125 (94%) | 936 (82%) | |
Yes | 208 (16%) | 8 (6%) | 200 (18%) | p < 0.01 |
Location in hospital | ||||
Ward | 1208 (95%) | 125 (94%) | 1083 (95%) | |
HDU | 32 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 29 (3%) | |
ICU | 29 (2%) | 5 (4%) | 24 (2%) | p = 0.48 |
Hospital level | ||||
District hospitals | 1222 (96%) | 127 (95%) | 1095 (96%) | |
University hospitals | 47 (4%) | 6 (5%) | 41 (4%) | p = 0.60 |
End of life decision | ||||
Do resuscitate | 1036 (82%) | 74 (56%) | 962 (85%) | |
Do not resuscitate (DNR) | 233 (18%) | 59 (44%) | 174 (15%) | p < 0.01 |