Table 1.
Comparison of a) patient characteristics and b) clinical outcome parameters of patients receiving an IDC throughout their stay and control patients
| ID consultation | Yes | No | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 6311 | 209,604 | |
| a) Patient characteristics | |||
| Age in years (median with IQR) | 63 (51; 74) | 62 (46; 74) | p < 0.001 |
| Number of female patients (total and percentage) | 2345 (37%) | 99,390 (47%) | p < 0.001 |
| Number of secondary diagnoses (median with IQR) | 14 (8; 23) | 5 (3; 9) | p < 0.001 |
| PCCL (median with IQR) | 4 (2; 4) | 0 (0; 2) | p < 0.001 |
| Case mix index (median with IQR) | 3.8 (1.6; 9) | 1.1 (0.8; 2.5) | p < 0.001 |
| Number of patients treated in ICU (total and percentage) | 3327 (53%) | 40,732 (19%) | p < 0.001 |
| b) Clinical outcome parameters | |||
| Total length of stay in days (median with IQR) | 22 (13; 38) | 7 (4; 11) | p < 0.001 |
| Deviation of mean length of stay (median with IQR) | 7 (0; 17) | 0 (− 1.8; 3) | p < 0.001 |
| In-hospital death (number with percentage) | 818 (13%) | 4552 (2.2%) | p < 0.001 |
| Discharge to home (number with percentage) | 3800 (60% | 186,320 (89%) | p < 0.001 |
| Transfer to other hospital (number with percentage) | 1015 (16%) | 9314 (4%) | p < 0.001 |
| Discharge to rehabilitation (number with percentage) | 471 (8%) | 4292 (2%) | p < 0.001 |
ID infectious disease, IQR interquartile range, PCCL patient clinical complexity level, ICU intensive care unit