Table 3 Outcomes and critical care admission, by period of admission (5-year periods)
Characteristic | 2001–2005 | 2006–2010 | 2011–2015 | 2016–2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | N (%) or median (IQR) | N | N (%) or median (IQR) | N | N (%) or median (IQR) | N | N (%) or median (IQR) | |
Neurological support required | Data on neurological support unavailable for this time period | 2869 | 1347 (47.0%) | 6241 | 2474 (39.6%) | 7339 | 2803 (38.2%) | |
Neurological support days (days) | 2869 | 0 (0, 3) | 6241 | 0 (0, 2) | 7339 | 0 (0, 2) | ||
Mortality during hospital admission | 2654 | 662 (24.9%) | 3755 | 861 (22.9%) | 6144 | 1119 (18.2%) | 7212 | 1303 (18.1%) |
Expected dependency post discharge * | Data on dependency unavailable for this time period | 2536 | 5628 | 6606 | ||||
- No assistance | 1550 (61.1%) | 3386 (60.2%) | 4023 (60.9%) | |||||
- Minor assistance required | 579 (22.8%) | 1339 (23.8%) | 1513 (22.9%) | |||||
- Considerable assistance required | 273 (10.8%) | 620 (11.0%) | 702 (10.6%) | |||||
- Total assistance required | 85 (3.4%) | 173 (3.1%) | 233 (3.5%) | |||||
- Expectation of dying | 49 (1.9%) | 110 (2.0%) | 135 (2.0%) | |||||
Age at critical care admission (years) | 2742 | 49 (32–62) | 3855 | 50 (35–64) | 6242 | 54 (38–66) | 7339 | 55 (40–67) |
Time between hospital and critical care admission (days) | 2741 | 0 (0–1) | 3855 | 0 (0–1) | 6242 | 0 (0–2) | 7339 | 0 (0–2) |
Duration of critical care stay (days) | 2735 | 4 (2–8) | 3853 | 4 (2–8) | 6242 | 4 (2–9) | 7339 | 5 (2–10) |
Lowest GCS recorded during first 24-hour period in critical care (/15) | 1471 | 9 (5–14) | 2269 | 10 (6–14) | 3830 | 11 (8–14) | 4465 | 11 (8–14) |