Table 1

Patients participating in the surveillance development cohort study

Cardiac surgeryIntensive careInternal medicineObstetrics
PatientsN=226N=211N=453N=516
Age, median (IQR)70 (61 to 76)66 (54 to 75)74 (61 to 84)30 (26 to 33)
Length of stay, median (IQR)2.1 (1.1 to 5.0)4.8 (2.6 to 9.3)8 (5 to 14)2.4 (1.9 to 3.1)
Female68 (30%)79 (37%)225 (50%)516 (100%)
Charlson index
 069 (31%)63 (30%)78 (17%)
 1113 (50%)94 (45%)165 (36%)
 237 (16%)40 (19%)103 (23%)
 37 (3%)14 (7%)107 (24%)
Diabetes
 Mild*61 (27%)19 (9%)63 (14%)
 Severe*19 (8%)9 (4%)76 (17%)
Cancer
 Local0 (0%)23 (11%)61 (13%)
 Metastatic0 (0%)3 (1%)20 (4%)
Congestive heart failure32 (14%)17 (8%)95 (21%)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease31 (14%)33 (16%)84 (19%)
Renal disease29 (13%)17 (8%)82 (18%)
Admit indication (top 10)CABG123 (54%)Neurological disease39 (19%)Infection122 (27%)Labour324 (63%)
Other28 (12%)Elective surgery34 (16%)Fluid, electrolyte51 (11%)Induction87 (17%)
AVR26 (12%)Respiratory failure30 (14%)Pulmonary45 (10%)Elective Caesarean section56 (11%)
AVR+CABG23 (10%)Other25 (12%)Gastrointestinal34 (8%)Ruptured membranes34 (7%)
MVR12 (5%)Trauma24 (11%)Vascular34 (8%)Pregnancy-induced hypertension10 (2%)
MVR+CABG6 (3%)Sepsis syndrome23 (11%)Congestive heart failure28 (6%)Maternal illness3 (1%)
Multiple valves5 (2%)Emergency surgery19 (9%)Cognitive24 (5%)Antepartum bleeding1 (0%)
Multiple valves+CABG3 (1%)Cardiogenic shock7 (3%)Social16 (4%)
Shock other6 (3%)Haematological14 (3%)
Dysrhythmia3 (1%)Diabetes mellitus complications11 (2%)
  • * Diabetes was classified as mild or severe based on the presence of end organ damage.

  • AVR, aortic valve replacement; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; MVR, mitral valve replacement.