Comparison of qSOFA score, SOFA score, and SIRS criteria for the prediction of infection and mortality among surgical intermediate and intensive care patients

Table 1 Basic patient characteristics

Parameter	IMCU	ICU	IMCU/ICU	All
Age (years)	61 [41–76]	64 [52–75]	69 [57–78]	64 [49–76]
BMI (kg/m²)	26.8 [23.9–31.0]	26.2 [23.4–29.8]	26.7 [23.9–30.9]	26.6 [23.7–30.7]
APACHE II	4 [0–12]	12 [0–19]	18 [14–23]	10 [0–17]
Invasive ventilation	1.9%	52.3%	67.0%	29.2%
Need for catecholamines	4.3%	38.0%	57.1%	24.4%
Hospital stay	3.12 ± 11.91	4.80 ± 12.34	23.11 ± 33.79	7.65 ± 20.22
Hospital mortality	0.6%	6.5%	5.8%	3.3%
Infection	18.3%	35.5%	62.0%	32.0%

Data are expressed as median with interquartile range (IQR), percentage, or, if normally distributed, as mean with standard deviation (±)
APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, BMI Body mass index, ICU intensive care unit, IMCU Intermediate care unit

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