Table 4.

Outcome data

	q1 (N = 251)	q2 (N = 251)	q3 (N = 251)	q4 (N = 251)	p value
Mortality (%)
ICU	15.14	5.18	16.73	22.31	<0.0001
Hospital	21.51	6.37	24.30	28.29	<0.0001
LOS (days)
ICU	4 (2–6)	4 (3–5)	8 (4–13)	15 (9–23)	<0.0001
Hospital	13 (8– 3)	12 (10–16)	19 (11–31)	28 (17–41)	<0.0001
Infection during ICU stay (%)
Antibiotics	9.16	18.33	65.74	84.46	<0.0001
Positive blood culture	1.59	6.77	25.10	20.32	<0.0001

Median (interquartile range)

LOS length of stay, ICU intensive care unit