Table 2 Resource utilization among patients with severe sepsis in eight centers
From: Severe sepsis: variation in resource and therapeutic modality use among academic centers
Site Total Charges | Total LOS | Post-onset LOS | LOS in ICU | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C1 (n = 261) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean ± SD | 92,201 ± 120,457 | 28.0 ± 29.0 | 19.9 ± 22.6 | 12.2 ± 22.4 |
   Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 68,001 (29,220, 132,236) | 21 (11, 35) | 14 (8, 25) | 7 (2, 18) |
C2 (n = 143) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean ± SD | 67,240 ± 107,234 | 22.7 ± 30.5 | 17.1 ± 25.1 | 5.0 ± 11.8* |
   Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 42,219 (13,733, 84,361) | 15 (7, 30) | 11 (5, 21) | 1 (0, 7) |
C3 (n = 97) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean ± SD | 244,293 ± 217,219* | 30.0 ± 24.3 | 21.4 ± 23.3 | 17.8 ± 21.1 |
   Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 181,758 (90,044, 374,095) | 28 (10, 42) | 17 (4, 32) | 11 (3, 33) |
C4 (n = 109) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean ± SD | 65,162 ± 84,024 | 30.6 ± 30.0 | 21.0 ± 24.0 | 14.1 ± 24.9 |
   Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 42,802 (24,415, 100,715) | 24 (14, 39) | 16 (9, 25) | 8 (3, 22) |
C5 (n = 104) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean ± SD | 72,970 ± 129,237 | 24.4 ± 33.6 | 19.7 ± 31.6 | 9.1 ± 20.7 |
   Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 44,846 (22,095, 112,674) | 17.5 (9, 36) | 13.5 (5, 25.5) | 4 (0, 18) |
C6 (n = 91) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean ± SD | 88,638 ± 93,098 | 24.4 ± 20.7 | 17.1 ± 17.6 | 12.1 ± 15.0 |
   Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 61,982 (26,340, 128,770) | 19 (11, 37) | 13 (5, 26) | 9 (2, 21) |
C7 (n = 97) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean ± SD | 194,986 ± 261,132* | 25.4 ± 34.3 | 16.1 ± 21.2 | 12.6 ± 18.0 |
   Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 92,714 (34 143, 209,007) | 14 (7, 28) | 9 (4, 18) | 6 (0, 13) |
C8 (n = 126) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean ± SD | 86,478 ± 89,866 | 36.9 ± 36.4* | 24.8 ± 29.4* | 13.0 ± 20.9 |
   Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 61,946 (25,698, 113,446) | 22.5 (13, 49) | 16 (7, 31) | 7 (1, 20) |
All (n = 1028) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean ± SD | 103,529 ± 153,692 | 27.7 ± 30.6 | 19.6 ± 24.7 | 11.5 ± 20.3 |
   Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 63,496 (26,366, 137,046) | 20 (10, 37) | 13 (6, 25) | 6 (1, 18) |