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Table 2 Characteristics of ICU patients

From: Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in next of kin during suspension of ICU visits during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective observational study

 

N

Value

Age, years

62

69 (53–75)

Female gender, no. (%)

62

14 (22.6)

Emergency admission, no. (%)

62

52 (83.9)

Surgical base diagnosis, no. (%)

62

37 (59.7)

APACHE II

61

25.8 + 7.9

SAPS II

62

49.3 + 17.4

COVID-19 positive, no. (%)

62

8 (12.9)

Admission after surgery, no. (%)

62

27 (43.6)

Mechanical ventilation, no. (%)

62

44 (71.0)

Duration of mechanical ventilation, hours

44

32.8 (10.9–111.9)

ICU length of stay, days

62

2.87 (1.1–8.4)

Died in ICU, no. (%)

62

4 (6.5)

  1. Age, duration of mechanical ventilation, and length of stay are expressed as median and interquartile range; the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score and the Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II) are expressed as mean and standard deviation