From: Identification of high-risk subgroups in very elderly intensive care unit patients
Referring specialty | Survivors (n = 3,145) | Non-survivors (n = 1,433) |
---|---|---|
Internal medicine | 343 (10.9%) | 307 (21.4%) |
Cardiology | 192 (6.1%) | 187 (13.0%) |
Pulmonary diseases | 91 (2.9%) | 69 (4.8%) |
Neurology | 42(1.3%) | 43 (3.0%) |
Surgery | 1,249 (39.7%) | 627 (43.7%) |
Cardiothoracic surgery | 889 (28.3%) | 97 (6.8%) |
Neurosurgery | 40 (1.3%) | 16 (1.1%) |
Other | 299 (9.5%) | 82 (5.7%) |
Admission type | Â | Â |
   Medical | 737 (24%) | 723 (51%) |
   Unplanned surgery | 497 (16%) | 323 (23%) |
   Planned surgery | 1,861 (60%) | 359 (26%) |