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Table 1 Main characteristics and comparison of hematology and oncology patients transferred to the ICU from the ward before (pre-RI) and after (post-RI) implementation of the Rothman index (RI)

From: Impact of Rothman index on delay of ICU transfer for hematology and oncology patients deteriorating in wards

 

Pre-RI (n = 86)

Post-RI (n = 86)

p

Age (years)

60 (49–67)

65 (60–73)

0.0003

Gender, male/female, (n)

44/42

53/33

0.19

Charlson comorbidity index

5.0 (3.0–7.0)

6.0 (4.3–8.8)

0.0005

Hematological malignancy, n(%)

52 (60)

46 (53)

0.36

HSCT, n(%)

14 (16)

17 (20)

0.55

Lactates (mmol/L)

1.7 (1.1–3.0)

1.8 (1.2–3.1)

0.65

Cardiac arrest day 1, n(%)

7 (8)

5 (6)

0.55

Sepsis day 1, n(%)

52 (60)

56 (65)

0.53

Mechanical ventilation day 1, n(%)

25 (29)

29 (34)

0.51

Duration of mechanical ventilation (days)

1 (0–3.8)

0 (0–2)

0.08

Vasopressors day 1, n(%)

29 (34)

32 (37)

0.63

RRT, n(%)

19 (22)

21 (24)

0.72

SOFA score day 1

7.0 (6.0–10.8)

7.0 (5.0–10.0)

0.68

ICU mortality, n(%)

26 (30)

36 (42)

0.11

Hospital mortality, n(%)

36 (42)

43 (50)

0.25

Lowest RI

25.5 (12.8–39.4)

22.7 (12.5–39.3)

0.61

Delay lowest RI—ICU (h)

2.0 (0.3–10)

2.0 (0.1–5.0)

0.25

Alert RI < 40, n(%)

67 (78)

64 (74)

0.59

Alert RI < 20, n(%)

32 (37)

37 (43)

0.40

Delay RI < 40—ICU (h)

14 (2–24)

15 (5–24)

0.63

Delay RI < 20—ICU (h)

9 (1–22)

5 (2–13)

0.39

  1. Results presented as median (interquartile range) for continuous variables and number (percentage) for categorical variables. Pre-RI and post-RI patients compared using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test and Fisher’s exact test for continuous and categorical variables respectively
  2. ICU intensive care unit, HSCT hematological stem cell transplant, RRT renal replacement therapy, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment