Table 1 General characteristics of the patient sample (2012–2015)
From: The Harvard medical practice study trigger system performance in deceased patients
Average age (years) | 67.6 |
Gender | 52% male |
Admission specialism | 5% paediatrics 7% other 9% neurology 12% lung diseases 14% ICU 14% cardiology 15% surgery 24% internal medicine |
Average length of stay (days) | 13.5 |