Table 2.

Comparison of patients receiving an IDC throughout their stay matched by a propensity score matching to control patients based on gender, age and PCCL

ID consultation	Yes	No
Number of patients	6256	6256
Total length of stay in days (median with IQR)	22 (13; 38)	9 (5; 16)	p < 0.001
Deviation of mean length of stay (median with IQR)	6.8 (0; 17)	0 (− 3; 3)	p < 0.001
In-hospital death (total and percentage)	806 (12.9%)	295 (4.7%)	p < 0.001
Discharge to home (total and percentage)	3774 (60.3%)	5313 (84.9%)	p < 0.001
Transfer to other clinic (total and percentage)	1009 (16.1%)	327 (5.2%)	p < 0.001
Transfer to rehabilitation (total and percentage)	461 (7.4%)	189 (3. = 5)	p < 0.001

ID infectious disease, IQR interquartile range