TABLE 2.
OUTCOMES STRATIFIED BY USE OF INTUBATION/MECHANICAL VENTILATION
| Intubation/Mechanical Ventilation
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | All (n = 65,381) | No (n = 62,611; 95.8%) | Yes (n = 2,770; 4.2%) |
| Hospital mortality, % (99% CI) | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) | 0.2 (0.1–0.2) | 6.9 (5.7–8.3)† |
| Length of stay, mean days (SE) | 2.7 (0.03) | 2.6 (0.03) | 5.4 (1.0)† |
| Alive | 2.7 (0.03) | 2.6 (0.03) | 5.4 (1.0)† |
| Dead | 5.4 (0.4)* | 4.8 (0.6)* | 5.9 (1.1) |
| Total charges, mean $ (SE) | 9,078 (301) | 7,912 (262) | 35,939 (1,461) |
| Alive | 8,918 (296) | 7,870 (260) | 34,764 (1,481)† |
| Dead | 43,340 (3,465)* | 29,791 (5,560)* | 51,917 (4,315)*† |
*
p < 0.001 for comparison to “alive” group.
†
p < 0.001 for comparisons to “yes” intubation/mechanical ventilation status.