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Table 3 Outcomes of patients admitted to the intensive care unit with suspected infection

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

In-hospital mortality, n (%)

100 (29.5)

105 (42.7)

45 (61.6)

< 0.001a,b,c

ICU length of stay, days, median (IQR)

4 (2–7)

12 (7–20)

8 (2.5–14)

< 0.001a,b,c

ICU length of stay among survivors to hospital discharge, days, median (IQR)

4 (2–7)

13 (7–20)

8.5 (3–21)

< 0.001a,b,c

ICU length of stay among deceased in-hospital, days, median (IQR)

3 (1–6.8)

20 (6–20)

7 (2–12)

< 0.001a,b,c

Hospital length of stay, days, median (IQR)

7.5 (3–13.3)

26 (14–46)

14 (5–32)

< 0.001a,b,c

Hospital length of stay among survivors to hospital discharge, days, median (IQR)

10 (6–15)

32 (17–61.5)

33.5 (23.8–59)

< 0.001a,b

Hospital length of stay among deceased in hospital, days, median (IQR)

2 (1–4.8)

20 (9–33)

6 (3–12.5)

< 0.001a,b,c

Disposition, n (%)

< 0.001a,b,c

 Home

187 (55.3)

83 (33.7)

13 (17.8)

 

 Acute care facility transfer

20 (5.9)

14 (5.7)

3 (4.1)

 

 Long-term care facility transfer

31 (9.2)

44 (17.9)

12 (16.4)

 
  1. ICU Intensive care unit
  2. Outcomes of ICU patients with suspected infection and index ED visit within 72 hours of ICU admission, categorized by initial disposition destination. The χ2 test was used to compare categorical variables. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare median values between groups, and resultant P values are listed. Pairwise comparisons were performed using the Mann-Whitney U 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
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