Table 2 Admission characteristics by referring clinics and ICU care levels
ICU level and clinic | Admissions -no. (women) | Patient days -no. (women) | Median LOS, days (IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|
Secondary care ICUs, referring clinic | |||
Internal medicine | 1883 (784) | 4962 (1865) | 1.0 (0.5-2.4) |
General surgery | 647 (250) | 1697 (562) | 1.0 (0.5-2.6) |
Orthopedic surgery | 65 (28) | 180 (62) | 1.3 (0.5-3.2) |
Other | 149 (92) | 229 (76) | 0.6 (0.4-1.0) |
Tertiary care ICU, referring clinic | |||
General surgery | 810 (265) | 3195 (952) | 1.8 (0.9-4.6) |
Internal medicine | 594 (265) | 1318 (490) | 0.9 (0.4-2.1) |
Neurosurgery | 516 (245) | 2701 (1311) | 2.9 (0.9-7.9) |
Infectious diseases | 305 (112) | 1974 (633) | 3.5 (1.3-8.7) |
Neurology | 243 (93) | 770 (249) | 1.3 (0.6-3.9) |
Orthopedic surgery | 149 (48) | 814 (196) | 2.2 (1.1-5.9) |
Oncology and haematology | 64 (34) | 272 (120) | 2.0 (1.0-4.0) |
Other | 183 (98) | 425 (188) | 1.0 (0.6-2.5) |