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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anesthesiology. 2013 Dec;119(6):10.1097/ALN.0b013e318289bafe. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318289bafe
Pre-imputation Post-imputation for missing data
Risk factor AOR 95%CI p-value AOR 95%CI p-value
Acute non-stroke neurological event 0.70 0.28 1.71 0.428 0.79 0.38 1.63 0.519
Baseline depression in neurological status 0.79 0.38 1.64 0.526 0.95 0.55 1.63 0.847
Congestive heart failure during admission 0.50 0.25 1.00 0.05 0.58 0.32 1.05 0.072
Hepatic insufficiency 0.62 0.24 1.56 0.308 0.73 0.33 1.62 0.435
Hypotension/hypoperfusion 0.31 0.20 0.47 <0.001 0.34 0.24 0.50 <0.001
Metastatic or hematological malignancy 0.33 0.17 0.62 0.001 0.48 0.29 0.78 0.003
Metabolic and electrolyte abnormality 1.18 0.51 2.71 0.696 0.74 0.36 1.53 0.414
Renal insufficiency 0.77 0.49 1.24 0.284 0.84 0.57 1.24 0.387
Respiratory failure 0.87 0.57 1.34 0.534 1.01 0.71 1.44 0.952
Septicemia 0.31 0.12 0.77 0.012 0.39 0.19 0.80 0.01
Active or evolving myocardial infarction 0.57 0.23 1.43 0.229 0.57 0.23 1.40 0.22
Inadequate natural airway 3.36 0.72 15.72 0.124 3.02 0.92 9.85 0.068
Arrhythmia 1.65 1.17 2.33 0.004 1.60 1.18 2.18 0.003
Day hours 2.31 1.34 3.97 0.003 2.22 1.37 3.59 0.001
Event location
 Operating room 2.52 1.13 5.63 0.024 1.38 1.02 2.58 0.047
 PACU 3.36 1.39 8.13 0.007 2.04 1.02 4.09 0.044
 Telemetry 0.57 0.13 2.40 0.442 0.59 0.14 2.39 0.456
 ICU 0.99 0.39 2.49 0.979 0.60 0.26 1.38 0.228
Weekend 0.54 0.32 0.94 0.028 0.49 0.30 0.79 0.003
Invasive ventilation in place pre-arrest 0.17 0.07 0.40 <0.001 0.41 0.25 0.67 <0.001
White vs. non-white 1.35 0.80 2.28 0.264 1.18 0.79 1.75 0.427
Illness Category
 Medical cardiac 1.78 0.68 4.69 0.24 1.44 0.61 3.41 0.411
 Surgical cardiac 1.03 0.44 2.40 0.947 1.62 0.80 3.29 0.183
 Surgical non cardiac 1.88 0.93 3.79 0.078 1.78 1.03 3.08 0.038
 Trauma 0.25 0.07 0.93 0.039 0.46 0.17 1.26 0.13
Age at hospital admission 0.98 0.97 0.99 0.003 0.98 0.97 0.99 <0.001
Duration of event 0.95 0.93 0.97 <0.001 0.95 0.93 0.96 <0.001

AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence intervals, ICU Intensive Care Unit areas, PACU Post Anesthesia Care Unit.