Table 3.

Adjusted odds of in-hospital mortality during admission with severe sepsis

	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Low-volume hospital	1.56 (1.25–1.94)
Intermediate volume hospital	0.99 (0.90–1.09)
High-volume hospital (referent)	1
Need for mechanical ventilation	2.76 (2.47–3.08)
Mortality risk (decile)	1.31 (1.26–1.36)
Charlson score	1.06 (1.03–1.09)
Age, yr	1.02 (1.01–1.02)
Rural hospital location (referent = urban)	1.05 (0.92–1.19)
Male sex	1.08 (0.98–1.19)
Black race	1.03 (0.93–1.14)
Medicaid	0.95 (0.79–1.13)
Commercial insurance	1.13 (0.99–1.29)

Definition of abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.