Table 1 Demographics and general characteristics of study population (N = 1044)

Gender

–

–

 Male

–

630 (60.3%)

–

 Female

–

414 (39.7%)

–

Age (years)

68.53 (± 7.81)

–

60–100

Drugs prescribed per patient

5.99 ± (1.88)

–

2–13

Stay in ICU (days)

4.56 ± (3.12)

–

1–38

Critical Unit

–

1044 (100%)

–

 Surgical ICU

–

151 (14.5%)

–

 Medical ICU

–

264 (25.3%)

–

 Cardiac ICU

–

499 (47.7%)

–

 Stroke Unit

–

130 (12.5%)

–

Hospital

–

1044 (100%)

–

 NWGH

–

420 (40.2%)

–

 LRH

–

174 (16.7%)

–

 KTH

–

223 (21.4%)

–

 HMC

–

227 (21.7%)

–

Diagnosis

–

1044 (100%)

–

 Myocardial Infarction

–

261 (25.00%)

–

 Cerebrovascular Accident

–

96 (9.20%)

–

 Acute Coronary Syndrome

–

82 (7.85%)

–

 Heart Failure

–

59 (5.65%)

–

 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder

–

34 (3.26%)

–

 Miscellaneous

–

512 (49.04%)

–