Table 5.
Mortality and length of stay of patients with liver disease compared with all patients with no liver disease and with a matched sample of patients with no liver disease
| No liver disease | Prematch | Postmatch | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematch (N = 31,158) | Postmatch (n = 180) | Liver disease (n = 180) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P | |
| Mortality, n (%) | 2154 (6.9) | 27 (15.0) | 49 (27.2) | 5.0 (3.6–7.0) | ≪.01 | 2.1 (1.3–3.6) | <.01 |
| No liver disease after matching (n = 180) | Liver disease (n = 180) | % Increase prematch | P | % Increase postmatch | P | ||
| Length of stay | |||||||
| ICU, days (SD) | 4.5 (13.9) | 7.5 (16.9) | 10.6 (21.4) | 122.5 | ≪.01 | 41.6 | .12 |
| Total, days (SD) | 12.9 (19.3) | 18.8 (21.5) | 25.4 (28.6) | 86.7 | <.01 | 35.5 | .07 |