Table 4 Outcomes in propensity-matched analysis
| Â | No dopamine | Dopamine | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
All patients | N = 570 | N = 570 |  |
Death at time of hospital discharge (%) | 99 (17.4) | 128 (22.5) | 0.038 |
Death at time of ICU discharge (%) | 50 (8.8) | 76 (13.3) | 0.018 |
ICU length of stay (mean days, SD) | 7.4 (8.8) | 9.3 (12.9) | 0.004 |
Hospital length of stay (mean days, SD) | 45.9 (43.7) | 49.9 (50.7) | 0.161 |
Duration of the first mechanical ventilation (mean days, SD) | 4.1 (6.8) | 5.0 (7.7) | 0.049 |
Cardiovascular diagnosis | N = 334 | N = 344 |  |
Death at time of hospital discharge (%) | 42 (12.6) | 59 (17.2) | 0.118 |
Death at time of ICU discharge (%) | 26 (7.8) | 41 (11.9) | 0.094 |
ICU length of stay (mean days, SD) | 6.8 (8.4) | 10.2 (15.4) |  < 0.001 |
Hospital length of stay (mean days, SD) | 42.3 (44.4) | 45.7 (39.0) | 0.288 |
Duration of the 1st mechanical ventilation (mean days, SD) | 3.1 (5.4) | 4.7 (8.7) | 0.007 |
Infection diagnosis | N = 75 | N = 73 |  |
Death at time of hospital discharge (%) | 19 (25.3) | 30 (41.1) | 0.063 |
Death at time of ICU discharge (%) | 9 (12.0) | 16 (21.9) | 0.164 |
ICU length of stay (mean days, SD) | 9.9 (8.5) | 10.6 (9.4) | 0.656 |
Hospital length of stay (mean days, SD) | 51.6 (42.7) | 72.7 (81.5) | 0.049 |
Duration of the 1st mechanical ventilation (mean days, SD) | 7.1 (7.8) | 7.5 (6.3) | 0.708 |
Other diagnoses | N = 161 | N = 153 |  |
Death at time of hospital discharge (%) | 38 (23.6) | 39 (25.5) | 0.797 |
Death at time of ICU discharge (%) | 15 (9.3) | 19 (12.4) | 0.482 |
ICU length of stay (mean days, SD) | 7.4 (9.4) | 6.6 (6.2) | 0.402 |
Hospital length of stay (mean days, SD) | 50.9 (42.0) | 48.4 (52.5) | 0.637 |
Duration of the 1st mechanical ventilation (mean days, SD) | 4.8 (8.1) | 4.4 (5.3) | 0.656 |