Table 2

Baseline characteristics of study population

n=8816
Age, mean (SD)60.0 (17.4)
Male, n (%)5826 (66.1)
Admission duration hours, median (IQR)41.5 (21.7, 72.7)
Patient origin, n (%)
 Hospital ward1669 (18.9)
 Emergency room1556 (17.6)
 Intensive care unit3373 (38.3)
 Other hospital140 (1.6)
 Recovery2078 (23.6)
Readmissions <24 hours, n (%)
 From intensive care unit77 (0.9)
 From hospital ward128 (1.5)
Patient destination, n (%)
 Hospital ward7753 (87.9)
 Intensive care unit728 (8.3)
 Other hospital134 (1.5)
 Home136 (1.5)
Mortality64 (0.7)
  • This table shows the baseline characteristics of the studied population at the IMCU of the University Medical Centre Utrecht, from 2001 until 2015.