| Regular ICU Stays | Prolonged ICU Stays | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
# Admissions | 270,487 | 73,068 | Â |
Age (years) | 61.6 ± 17.7 | 61.9 ± 17.4 | 0.002 |
Acute Physiology Score - Day 1 | 36.2 ± 23.7 | 53.5 ± 25.7 | <0.001 |
Day 1 ICU LOS Prediction | 3.26 ± 2.04 | 5.80 ± 2.29 | <0.001 |
Prior LOS (square root of days) | 0.89 ± 1.27 | 1.26 ± 1.64 | <0.001 |
Gender = Male | 54.1% | 55.1% | <0.001 |
Operative | 31.7% | 23.1% | <0.001 |
Emergency Surgery | 5.2% | 9.2% | <0.001 |
ICU Readmission | 5.0% | 10.6% | <0.001 |
Mechanical Ventilation on Day 1 | 27.9% | 66.2% | <0.001 |
Received active treatment on Day 1 | 53.5% | 82.5% | <0.001 |
≥ 1 Chronic health item | 12.4% | 16.4% | <0.001 |
Race | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   White | 65.9% | 65.5% |  |
   Black | 13.1% | 15.2% |  |
   Latino | 3.8% | 3.8% |  |
   Other | 17.3% | 15.5% |  |
Location Prior to ICU Admission | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   Operating Room | 9.9% | 10.9% |  |
   Recovery Room | 21.8% | 12.3% |  |
   Emergency Room | 38.0% | 33.2% |  |
   Floor | 15.0% | 22.9% |  |
   Other Hospital | 5.2% | 8.3% |  |
   Direct Admission | 5.7% | 4.2% |  |
SDU | 4.4% | 8.4% | Â |
Visit | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   1 | 95.1% | 89.5% |  |
   2 | 4.4% | 8.8% |  |
   ≥ 3 | 0.6% | 1.7% |  |
Top Five Diagnostic Groups* | Â | Â | Â |
Congestive heart failure | 3.7% | Bacterial pneumonia | 5.2% |
Gastrointestinal bleeding, Upper | 3.1% | Congestive Heart Failure | 3.6% |
Rhythm disturbance | 3.1% | Sepsis, pulmonary | 3.1% |
Drug Overdose | 2.6% | Intracerebral hemorrhage | 3.0% |
Carotid endarterectomy | 2.6% | Cardiac Arrest | 2.9% |