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Table 5 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) vital sign means for Cardiac Surgery Recovery Unit, Cardiac Care Unit and other ICUs

From: Using the National Early Warning Score (NEWS/NEWS 2) in different Intensive Care Units (ICUs) to predict the discharge location of patients

Vital Sign

CSRU mean (95% CI)

CCU mean (95% CI)

Other ICUs mean (95% CI)

Respiration (per min)

18.82 (18.65–18.99)*

20.25 (20.13–20.36)*

20.79 (20.74–20.85)*

O2 Saturation (%)

96.13 (96.04–96.23)

96.09 (96.02–96.16)

95.87 (95.85–95.90)*

Blood Pressure (mmHg)

111.93 (111.36–112.50)*

109.10 (108.67–109.54)*

117.24 (117.05–117.43)*

Heart Rate (bpm)

86.82 (86.28–87.37)*

87.86 (87.46–88.26)*

91.38 (91.21–91.54)*

GCS

7.86 (7.60-8.12)*

8.98 (8.80-9.16)*

8.46 (8.39-8.52)*

Temperature C

36.84 (36.79-36.88)

36.81 (36.76–36.86)

36.89 (36.87–36.91)

  1. *95% confidence intervals do not overlap