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Table 3 Results of the mortality analysis

From: Implications of ICU triage decisions on patient mortality: a cost-effectiveness analysis

  

Predicted mortality

Variable

ALL patients

< 5%

5% to 40%

> 40%

Main analysis

    

Mortality at 28 days

0.7

(0.5 to 0.9)*

1.5

(0.8 to 2.8)

0.7

(0.5 to 1.0)*

0.6

(0.4 to 0.8)**

Secondary analysis

Mortality at 3 months

0.7

(0.5 to 1.0)*

1.2

(0.6 to 2.3)

0.8

(0.6 to 1.0)

0.5

(0.3 to 0.8)**

  1. Predicted mortality at the time of ICU triage based on SAPS II score. Reported are estimates of the risk of death in accepted versus non-accepted patients expressed in terms of Odds Ratio, with 95% Confidence Interval. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01