Table 2 Outcome and activity for admissions with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by subgroup
All (n = 3752) | I. Pneumonia (n = 775) | II. Right VF (n = 147) | III. Left VF (n = 142) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome | ||||
Mortality in the CMP unit (n [%]) [95% CI] | 827 (23.1) [21.7–24.5] | 183 (24.5) [21.5–27.8] | 50 (34.7) [27.0–43.1] | 33 (24.1) [17.2–32.1] |
Mortality in any hospital (n [%]) [95% CI]a | 1322 (38.3) [36.7–40.0] | 288 (40.1) [36.5–43.8] | 73 (51.4) [42.9–59.9] | 47 (36.4) [28.1–45.4] |
Activity | ||||
Length of stay | ||||
In CMP unit (days; median [IQR]) | 4.0 (1.6–9.4) | 5.5 (2.2–11.8) | 4.1 (1.4–9.1) | 3.3 (1.2–7.3) |
Any hospital (days; median [IQR])a | 16 (9–29) | 19 (10–33) | 13 (6–22) | 14 (8–27) |
Readmission within same hospital stay (n [%]) | 169 (4.5) | 29 (3.7) | 3 (2.0) | 5 (3.5) |
Transferred in (n [%])b | 529 (14.1) | 144 (18.6) | 10 (6.9) | 19 (13.5) |
Transferred out (n [%])b,c | 537 (18.6) | 133 (22.7) | 11 (11.3) | 18 (17.0) |
Decision made to withdraw all active treatment (n [%]) | 422 (11.3) | 88 (11.4) | 31 (21.1) | 16 (11.3) |
Time from unit admission to treatment withdrawal (days; median [IQR])d | 3.7 (1.2–7.9) | 5.0 (1.8–9.2) | 4.0 (1.0–9.0) | 3.0 (1.1–7.6) |
Time from treatment withdrawal to death(hours; median [IQR])e | 3.3 (1.1–8.9) | 3.3 (1.0–9.4) | 4.3 (1.5–7.6) | 3.9 (2.0–6.8) |