Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Severity of Illness and Mortality According to Time of Admission to Intensive Care
Main finding · SAPS II score at admissionResult — go to the resultMean difference 0.87 points 95% CI 0.65–1.09Authors' conclusion
Patients admitted to intensive care during morning hours experienced higher severity of illness and higher in-hospital mortality.
Study context
- Population
- Adult emergency intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in 25 Finnish ICUs, 2005–2022 (excluding readmissions, cardiac surgery, organ donation)
- Participants
- 131,175 admissions · 25 Finnish ICUs
- Exposure
- Morning ICU admission vs admission at other times
- Outcome
- Severity of illness at ICU admission (SAPS II score)
Methodological detailsmulticentre, national ICU registry, adjusted linear and logistic regression
- Multicentre
- National ICU registry
- Adjusted linear and logistic regression
Main finding
SAPS II score at admission
Mean difference
0.87 points
95% CI 0.65–1.09
P < 0.001
By group
Morning
39.0
mean · SD 17.9
Other times
37.6
mean · SD 17.2
Morning vs Other times
mean difference 0.87 points (95% CI 0.65–1.09); P < 0.001
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Morning | Other times | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-hospital mortalityAdjusted for patient characteristics; p unadjusted | 17.5% | 13.9% | 1.17 (1.13–1.21) | P < 0.001 | |
| 0.512Odds ratio (log scale) |
- In-hospital mortality: overall in-hospital mortality 14.7%
Original publication
Severity of Illness and Mortality According to Time of Admission to Intensive Care. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 26 March 2026. doi:10.
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