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Table 2 Outcomes of patients with critical care infections receiving vs not receiving early adequate treatment within 24 hours

From: Weighted-incidence syndromic combination antibiograms to guide empiric treatment of critical care infections: a retrospective cohort study

Outcomes

Patients receiving early adequate treatment within 24 h (n = 84)

Patients not receiving early adequate treatment within 24 h (n = 79)

P-Value

Hospital survival, n (%)

60 (71%)

55 (70%)

0.86

ICU survival, n (%)

66 (79%)

63 (80%)

1.00

Hospital length of stay, days, median (IQR)

57 (31 to 92)

55 (34.25 to 128.75)

0.25

ICU length of stay, days, median (IQR)

23 (15 to 46)

28.5 (16.25 to 47.75)

0.62

Post infection hospital, days, median (IQR)

36 (18 to 69)

39 (17.5 to 80)

0.99

Length of mechanical ventilation, days, median (IQR)

18 (10 to 37)

17 (11 to 38.25)

0.78

Length of pressor use, days, median (IQR)

5 (0 to 20)

5 (0 to 27)

0.96