The Definition of a Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stay for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients: An Application with National Health Insurance Research Database
Table 3
Comorbidity influence of patients with a prolonged ICU stay and those with a nonprolonged ICU stay.
 
Nonprolonged ()
Prolonged ()
All ()
Odds ratio
Multiple comorbidities***
27.3%
39.2%
30.6%
1.715 (1.360~2.161)
Hypertension***
65.0%
54.1%
62.0%
0.635 (0.508~0.794)
Pulmonary diseases***
10.9%
37.6%
18.2%
4.918 (3.764~6.426)
Diabetes mellitus
16.9%
18.3%
17.3%
NP
Hydrocephalus***
10.0%
28.9%
15.1%
3.669 (2.766~4.865)
Old CVA
5.3%
6.4%
5.6%
NP
Heart diseases
4.3%
2.5%
3.8%
NP
Renal disease
2.9%
4.8%
3.4%
NP
Liver disease
3.0%
1.6%
2.6%
NP
Peptic ulcer
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
NP
Dementia
1.5%
0.7%
1.3%
NP
, , and . DM: diabetes mellitus; CVA: old CVA that was not sICH; PU: peptic ulcer.