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From: Change in the provision of out-of-hours consultant cover improves case-mix adjusted mortality in a district general (university-affiliated) hospital intensive care unit

 

Intensivist

Non-Specialist

Age (years)

57.6 (55.6-59.6)

59.7 (57.7-61.7)

APACHE 2

18.1 (17.4-18.8)*

19.3 (18.5-20.1)

Risk of Death (%)

29.6 (27.4-31.8)

31.0 (28.5-33.5)

ICU length of stay (days)

1.5 (0.1-6.6)

1.8 (0.2-5.3)

Time to hospital

13 (4-23)

14 (4-19)

discharge (days)

  

Standardised Mortality

0.81 (0.66-0.98)**

1.11 (0.93-1.34)

Ratio (95% CI)

  
  1. Data presented as mean (95% Confidence intervals) for age, APACHE and risk of death; median (interquartile range) for time data. *P<0.05; **P<0.01.
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