Table 1: Patients' characteristics on ICU admission and outcomes.
| Variables | Patients (n = 414) |
| Age, years (IQR) | 65.0 (56.0-71.0) |
| Male gender, n (%) | 293 (70.8) |
|
Primary tumor location, n (%) Intracranial Head and neck Thoracic Upper gastrointestinal Lower gastrointestinal Pancreas/liver/biliary tract Gynecologic and urinary Hematological (lymphoma) Others |
43 (10.4) 11 (2.7) 30 (7.2) 60 (14.5) 94 (22.7) 99 (23.9) 33 (8.0) 23 (5.6) 21 (5.1) |
|
Clinical stage of cancer, n (%) I II III IV |
6 (1.4) 300 (72.5) 33 (8.0) 75 (18.1) |
| Hospital stay before ICU admission, days (IQR) | 13.2 (9.7-16.8) |
|
Type of admission, n (%) Planned admission Unplanned admission |
270 (65.2) 144 (34.8) |
|
Nature of admission, n (%) Malignancy-related Non-malignancy-related |
246 (59.4) 168 (40.6) |
| Neutropenia, n (%) | 24 (5.8) |
| Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 144 (34.8) |
| Vasopressors on ICU admission, n (%) | 68 (16.4) |
| Renal replacement therapy on ICU admission, n (%) | 16 (3.9) |
| Length of ICU stay, days (IQR) | 5.0 (3.0-7.0) |
| Length of hospital stay, days (IQR) | 17.0 (15.0-20.0) |
|
ICU mortality, n (%) End-of-life decision |
103 (24.9) 43 (10.4) |
| Hospital mortality, n (%) | 135 (32.6) |
ICU: Intensive care unit; IQR: 25-75% Intercuartil Range.