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Table 5 Overview of differences in ICU performance metrics across service cohorts

From: Examining the weekend effect across ICU performance metrics

Care metric

Trauma

Other

Medical

Surgery, circulatory

Deliver safe care

    

VAP rateOR

0.91 (1.0)

NA

1.41 (.06)

4.16 (.004)

CLI rateOR

NA

NA

1.81 (.47)

NA

Optimize patient flow

    

ICU length of stayCD

0.11 (.19)

0.002 (.15)

0.04 (.01)

0.35 (<.001)

Access

    

Admission to (ICU) bedOR

0.79 (.04)

INF (<.001)*

1.18 (<.001)

1.82 (<.001)

Night-time discharge rateOR

0.75 (.06)

0.49 (.40)

1.06 (.34)

1.83 (.002)

Ventilation and weaning

    

Unplanned extubationOR

0.81 (1.0)

NA

0.87 (.77)

2.81 (.23)

% of patients maintained on a ventilatorOR

1.20 (.07)

0.42 (.01)

1.08 (.08)

0.41 (<.001)

Reintubation rate, < 48 h after planned extubationOR

0.71 (.05)

0.80 (1.0)

0.98 (.88)

2.08 (.002)

Fluid balance

    

Median fluid balanceCD

0.05 (.05)

0.30 (.09)

0.01 (.003)

0.21 (.03)

Median fluid balance/24 hCD

0.09 (<.001)

0.40 (.006)

0.02 (<.001))

0.09 (.03)

Prevention

    

% of patient days with blood glucose > 12CD

0.17 (.02)

0.09 (.32)

0.03 (.14)

0.06 (.38)

% patient days with central lineCD

0.16 (.08)

0.02 (.26)

0.01 (.17)

0.01 (.008)

  1. Results are presented as effect sizes (P values)
  2. OR odds ratio, CD Cohen’s d, NA not available
  3. *No weekend patients observed with admissions to ICU bed under 90 min