Table 3 Mortality and lengths of stay stratified by intensive care unit admission time
Outcomes | Total admissions n = 18,857 | Round-time admissions n = 2,055 (10.9%) | Non-round-time admissions n = 16,802 (89.1%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital mortality, number (percentage) | ||||
All | 3,946 (20.9) | 491 (23.9) | 3,455 (20.6) | < 0.001 |
Operating room - Elective | 176 (7.9) | 7 (5.4) | 169 (8.1) | 0.269 |
Operating room - Emergency | 532 (16.9) | 36 (16.2) | 496 (17.0) | 0.773 |
ED admission | 1,418 (21.8) | 176 (24.5) | 1,242 (21.5) | 0.065 |
Other hospital admission | 595 (18.5) | 61 (19.1) | 534 (18.5) | 0.794 |
Ward admission | 1,225 (32.5) | 211 (31.8) | 1,014 (32.6) | 0.676 |
Community hospitals admissions | 1,049 (20.9) | 148 (24.6) | 901 (20.4) | 0.018 |
Tertiary hospitals admissions | 2,897 (20.9) | 343 (23.6) | 2,554 (20.6) | 0.008 |
ICU mortality, number (percentage) | ||||
All | 2,262 (12.0) | 315 (15.3) | 1,947 (11.6) | < 0.001 |
Operating room - Elective | 56 (2.5) | 1 (0.8) | 55 (2.6) | 0.189 |
Operating room - Emergency | 272 (8.6) | 22 (9.9) | 250 (8.5) | 0.488 |
ED admission | 854 (13.1) | 125 (17.4) | 729 (12.6) | < 0.001 |
Other hospital admission | 415 (12.9) | 47 (14.7) | 368 (12.7) | 0.321 |
Ward admission | 665 (17.6) | 120 (18.1) | 545 (17.5) | 0.739 |
Community hospital admissions | 614 (12.2) | 101 (16.8) | 513 (11.6) | < 0.001 |
Tertiary hospital admissions | 1,648 (11.9) | 214 (14.7) | 1,434 (11.6) | < 0.001 |
ICU LOS in days, median (IQR) | 4 (2-8) | 4 (2-9) | 4 (2-8) | 0.181 |
Hospital LOS in days, median (IQR) | 15 (8-31) | 15 (8-32) | 15 (8-31) | 0.823 |