| |
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Age (per year)a
|
26.730 (1.970–362.622)
|
0.014
|
|
Maximum APACHE II score (per point)
|
1.567 (1.200–2.047)
|
0.001
|
|
Duration of catecholamine therapy (per day)b
|
10.188 (2.789–37.215)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Maximum number of failing organs (per organ)
|
6.913 (1.356–35.244)
|
0.020
|
|
Surgery for thoracic diseases
|
3.651 (1.541–8.647)
|
0.003
|
|
Peritonitis
|
6.437 (3.068–13.505)
|
< 0.001
|
- aAfter quadratic transformation. bAfter logarithmic transformation. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit.
