Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Effect of an automated notification system for deteriorating ward patients on clinical outcomes
All patients | Patients with RRT notification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameter | Control period | Intervention period | p | Control period | Intervention period | p |
Number of patients | 2139 | 2263 | 304/2139 (14.2) | 365/2263 (16.1) | 0.076 | |
Ward 1 (gastroenterology) | 941/2139 (44.0) | 1062/2263 (46.9) | .051 | 131/304 (43.1) | 177/365 (48.5) | 0.163 |
Ward 2 (pulmonology) | 1198/2139 (56.0) | 1201/2263 (53.1) | 0.051 | 173/304 (56.9) | 188/365 (51.5) | 0.163 |
Age in years | 68.8 (68.1–69.5) | 68.6 (67.9–69.3) | 0.727 | 71.9 (70.2–73.6) | 70.3 (68.7–72.0) | 0.200 |
Male gender | 1041/2139 (48.7) | 1069/2263 (47.2) | 0.343 | 152/304 (50.0) | 175/365 (47.9) | 0.596 |
Ward LOS | 7 (4–11) | 6 (3–11) | 0.232 | 11 (7–18) | 10 (7–19) | 0.557 |
NEWS value on hospital admission | 3.27 (3.14–3.41) | 3.26 (3.13–3.39) | 0.923 | 3.97 (3.63–4.31) | 4.13 (3.81–4.45) | 0.511 |
NEWS value on hospital admission Ward 1 | 1.84 (1.70–1.98) | 2.01 (1.87–2.16) | 0.096 | 2.73 (2.31–3.15) | 2.62 (2.24–3.00) | 0.692 |
NEWS value on hospital admission Ward 2 | 4.30 (4.12–4.48) | 4.37 (4.19–4.56) | 0.591 | 4.88 (4.42–5.34) | 5.46 (5.04–5.88) | 0.068 |
COPD and CFA diagnosis | 526/2139 (24.6) | 551/2263 (24.3) | 0.851 | 104/304 (34.2)) | 122/365 (33.4) | 0.831 |