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Table 2 Emergency department interventions

From: Emergency Department disposition decisions and associated mortality and costs in ICU patients with suspected infection

Outcome

Direct to ICU (n = 338)

Ward (n = 246)

Home (n = 73)

P value

Fluids, n (%)

   

< 0.001a,b,c

 None

10 (3.0)

83 (33.7)

56 (76.7)

 

  ≤ 1 L

126 (37.2)

140 (56.9)

12 (16.4)

 

  > 1 L

202 (59.8)

23 (9.3)

5 (6.8)

 

Antimicrobial therapy, n (%)

< 0.001a,b,c

 None

5 (1.5)

12 (4.9)

7 (9.6)

 

 Oral

4 (1.1)

32 (13.0)

62 (84.9)

 

 Parenteral

329 (97.3)

202 (82.1)

4 (5.5)

 

Corticosteroid therapy, n (%)

< 0.001a,b,c

 None

60 (17.8)

174 (70.7)

65 (89.1)

 

 Oral

51 (15.1)

60 (24.4)

8 (11.0)

 

 Parenteral

227 (67.2)

12 (4.9)

0 (0)

 

Initiation of vasopressors, n (%)

301 (89.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

< 0.001a,b

Mechanical ventilation, n (%)

220 (65.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

< 0.001a,b

  1. ICU Intensive care unit
  2. Pairwise comparisons were performed using χ2 test
  3. aStatistically significant difference (i.e., P < 0.05) between patients admitted directly to the ICU and those admitted to the ward
  4. bStatistically significant difference (i.e., P < 0.05) between patients admitted directly to the ICU and those initially sent home
  5. cStatistically significant difference (i.e., P < 0.05) between patients admitted to the ward and those initially sent home