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Table 2 Post-discharge mortality and adjusted HRs at 30 days, 60 days, 90 days and 1 year between the two cohorts (pooled 2007–2012 data, n = 144,503)

From: The impact of post-operative sepsis on mortality after hospital discharge among elective surgical patients: a population-based cohort study

Days after discharge

Mortality, %

 

HR (95% CI)

Non-sepsis (n = 142,646)

Sepsis (n = 1857)

P value

Unadjusted

Adjusted

30 days

0.7

4.6

<0.001

6.64 (5.23–8.44)

2.75 (2.14–3.53)

60 days

1.2

6.7

<0.001

5.90 (4.67–7.45)

2.45 (1.94–3.10)

90 days

1.5

8.1

<0.001

5.52 (4.40–6.91)

2.31 (1.85–2.87)

1 year

3.8

13.5

<0.001

3.79 (3.25–4.42)

1.71 (1.46–2.00)

  1. Note: The adjusted HRs were derived from Poisson mixed models adjusted for age, sex, country of birth, marital status, severity of illness/co-morbidity, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), hospital location, peer hospital group, major surgical procedures and length of stay
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