Table 1 Potentially predictive patient characteristic
Characteristic | Range of possible values |
|---|---|
Surgical intervention | 0= yes, 1= no |
Date of birth | 0 to ∞ |
Gender | 0= woman, 1= man |
Number of co-morbidities | 0 to ∞ |
Number of complications | 0 to ∞ |
ASA-classification | 1, 2, 3 or 4 |
BMI at admission | 0 to ∞ |
Nutritional status (weight loss in past 6 mo.) | 0 to ∞ kg |
Delirium during hospitalisation | 0= no, 1= yes |
Pressure ulcer during hospitalisation | 0= no pressure ulcers, or grade 1 through 4 ulcers |
Isolated care during hospitalisation | 0= no, 1= barrier, 2= strict isolation |
Survival during hospitalisation | 0= yes, 1= no |
Number of different medications during hospitalisation | 0 to ∞ |
Admission type | 0= home, 1= emergency |
Discharge type | 0= home, 1= other |
Length of hospital stay | number of days |
Surgical specialty | TRAUMA Trauma surgery |
URO Urology | |
SHORT Short Stay surgery | |
ORTHO Orthopaedics | |
ABDO G-I surgery | |
PLAST Plastic surgery | |
VASC Vascular surgery | |
ORAL Oral and Maxillofacial surgery |