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Table 1 Clinical features of Lung cancer patients admitted to ICU

From: Factors associated with intensive care admission in patients with lung cancer: a population-based observational study of 26, 731 patients

Categories

N = 368

N (%)

Admission Diagnosis

 Related to lung cancer

81 (20.3)

 Acute cardiac decompensation

43 (10.8)

 Chest infection

109 (27.4)

 Related to surgical treatment

61 (15.3)

 Unrelated to lung cancer

104 (26.1)

Cardiac Arrest Precipitating Admission

 Prior CPR

29 (7.3)

 No prior CPR

369 (92.7)

APACHE II Score

 8–12

20 (5.0)

 13–17

67 (16.8)

 18–22

77 (19.4)

 23–27

74 (18.6)

  ≥ 28

55 (13.8)

 Missing

105 (26.4)

Admission Specialty

 Medical

134 (33.7)

 Surgical

264 (66.3)

Number of Organs Supported

 None

79 (19.9)

 1

94 (23.6)

 2

138 (34.7)

 3

25 (6.3)

 Not known

62 (15.6)

Receipt of Mechanical Ventilation

No

99 (24.9)

Yes

282 (70.9)

Not known

17 (4.3)

Receipt of Renal Replacement Therapy

 No

322 (80.9)

 Yes

27 (6.8)

 Not known

49 (12.3)

Receipt of Vasoactive Agents

 No

183 (46.0)

 Yes

182 (45.7)

 Not known

33 (8.3)

Charlson Co-Morbidity Index

 0

239 (60.1)

  ≥ 1

159 (39.9)

Length of stay

 ICU

3 days (IQR 1–6)

 Hospital

10 days (IQR 1–19)

Mortality

 ICU

165 (41.5)

 Hospital

231 (58.0)

 Six-month

274 (68.8)