Characteristics and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Refused to ICU

Table 3

Outcomes of patients who were candidates to ICU.

	Patients admitted to ICU (𝑛=195)	Patients refused to ICU (𝑛=88)	𝑃 value
Hospital mortality	70/195; 35.8%	49/88; 55.6%	0.002
Length of hospital stay*	11 (6–21.5)	7.5 (2–12.25)	0.000
Mortality during 1-year followup	10/125; 8.0%	13/38; 34.2%	0.000
1-year mortality	80/195; 41.0%	62/87; 71.3%	0.000
% patients who were rehospitalized during 1-year followup	68/115; 59.1%	17/38; 44.7%	0.122

Data are shown as number (percent), except for those marked with *that are shown as median (P₂₅–P₇₅).