Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Aspergillosis in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients: epidemiology and economic outcomes
Characteristic | N = 412 (%) |
|---|---|
Mean Age (±SD) | 63.9 (14.4) |
Male Gender | 218 (52.9) |
White Race | 279 (67.7) |
Urban Hospital Location | 383 (93.0) |
Teaching Hospital | 207 (50.2) |
Geographic region | |
Northeast | 56 (13.6) |
South | 170 (41.3) |
Midwest | 113(27.4) |
West | 73 (17.7) |
Comorbidities (ICD-9) 1 | |
Acute Respiratory Failure (518.81, 518.84) | 313 (76.0) |
Mechanical Ventilation | 298 (72.3) |
Acute Renal Failure (584.9, 584.5) | 170 (41.3) |
COPD (491.21, 496) | 152 (36.9) |
Septicemia or Septic Shock (038.9, 785.52) | 148 (35.9) |
CHF (428.0) | 122 (29.6) |
Hypertension (401.9) | 106 (25.7) |
Anemia (285.9) | 96 (23.3) |
Thrombocytopenia (287.4, 287.5) | 83 (20.5) |
Acute Steroids | 315 (76.5) |
Dialysis | 72 (17.5) |
Charlson Comorbidity index: Mean (SD); (range) | 2.5 (2.0); (0.0 – 10.0) |