TABLE 4 ] .
Outcomes Between Those Who Aspirated vs Nonaspirators
| Outcomes | Any Aspiration (n = 212) | No Aspiration (n = 5,372) | P Value |
| LOS, median (IQR), d | |||
| Hospital | 8 (4-14) | 6 (4-10) | < .0001 |
| ICU (No. = 3,262) | 4 (2-6.5) | 2 (1-5) | < .0001 |
| Ventilatory support, % | |||
| Noninvasive | 17 | 9.6 | .0012 |
| Invasive | 54 | 32 | < .0001 |
| ARDS, % | 17 | 6.4 | < .0001 |
| Mild | 4.3 | 2.6 | .18 |
| Moderate to severea | 12 | 3.8 | < .0001 |
| Mortality, % | |||
| Hospital death | 15 | 4.8 | < .0001 |
| ICU death | 9.9 | 3.5 | < .001 |
| Costs, median, $ | |||
| Hospital (No. = 1,313) | 44,915 | 27,300 | .021 |
| ICU (No. = 765) | 44,960 | 18,360 | .025 |
LOS = length of stay. See Table 1 legend for expansion of other abbreviations.
a
Moderate to severe = Pao2/Fio2 < 200.