Table 3.
Patient management characteristics
| Number | Mean ± SD | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length of Stay in EDa (Hours) | 90 | 14.05 ± 13.188 | 2.00–87.75 |
| Length of stay in ICUa (Days) | 24 | 8.88 ± 16.346 | 0.04–81.00 |
| Length of stay in GPUa (Days) | 66 | 6.06 ± 5.179 | 0.13–32.88 |
| Length of stay in the Hospital (days) | 90 | 9.20 ± 9.981 | 1.04–81.08 |
| Time to vasopressors in the first 24 h (hours) | 13 | 8.41 ± 7.026 | 1.13–23.16 |
| Time to Levophed (hours) | 22 | 62.56 ± 85.096 | 1.13–315.00 |
| Vasopressors therapy duration (days) for those who took vasopressors in the first 24 h | 13 | 5.68 ± 6.989 | 0.33–22.50 |
| Steroid Therapy duration (days) | 23 | 14.70 ± 20.863 | 1.00–85.00 |
| Time to Antibiotics treatment initiation (Hours) | 89 | 4.47 ± 7.605 | 0.17–55.50 |
| Intravenous fluids requirement first 6 h (Liters) | 90 | 0.58 ± 0.827 | 0.01–5.00 |
| Intravenous fluids requirement first 24 h (Liters) | 90 | 1.27 ± 1.306 | 0.20–6.67 |
a ED Emergency Department, ICU Intensive Care Unit, GPU General Practice Unit