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Table 2 Characteristics of patients who died in the hospital

From: Adverse events and in-hospital mortality: an analysis of all deaths in a Norwegian health trust during 2011

Group

N

Age (years)

Mean and (median; 95% CI)

CCI

Mean (95% CI)

LOS (days)

Mean

Died in ICU (%)

All

1185

73.8 (78)

6.9

8.4

11.6

Expected

895

74.5 (78)

7.4 (7.2–7.6)

9.1

8.7

Unexpected

290

71.5 (78)

5.5 (5.1–5.8)

8.2

20.3

Natural

218

73.5 (79; 77–81)

5.7 (5.3–6.0)

8.4

18.8

Unnatural

72

66.0 (69; 64–76)

4.8 (4.0–5.5)

7.6

25.7

  1. Patients deaths were classified as expected or unexpected, and as due to natural or unnatural causes. CI confidence interval; CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index; LOS length of stay; ICU intensive care unit