Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 220 patients admitted to ICU
From: Patterns of antimicrobial resistance in intensive care unit patients: a study in Vietnam
Characteristics | Statistics |
|---|---|
Age (yrs; mean [SD]) | 70.7 (16.7) |
N (%) | |
Gender (men) | 109 (49.5) |
Admission category | |
Medical ICU | 174 (79.1) |
Surgical ICU | 43 (19.5) |
Stroke Unit | 3 (1.4) |
Primary diagnosis on admission | |
Respiratory failure | 127 (57.7) |
Hypertension | 80 (36.5) |
Diabetes mellitus | 57 (25.9) |
Chronic kidney disease | 36 (16.4) |
Cerebral vascular disease | 35 (16.0) |
Heart failure | 34 (15.5) |
Sepsis shock | 25 (11.4) |
Prior medical history | |
Hypertension | 113 (62.4) |
Diabetes mellitus | 70 (38.6) |
Chronic kidney disease | 24 (13.2) |
COPD | 24 (13.2) |
Othersa | 79 (36.0) |
Median (IQR) | |
No. of days on mechanical ventilation (before enrollment) | 9 (6–11.5) |
APACHE II score | 22 (18–28) |
Length of stay ICU (d) | 16 (11–25) |