TABLE 2.
Clinical Outcomes of 2,291 Patients Stratified by Admission Diagnosis and Sex for Patients Admitted for Surgical Intensive Care
| Variables | Trauma
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Nontrauma
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| Men (n = 1,024) | Women (n = 383) | pa | Men (n = 471) | Women (n = 413) | p | |
| Blood cell product transfusion, % | 72.7 | 75.0 | 0.40 | 79.4 | 71.8 | 0.011 |
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| Mechanical ventilation | ||||||
| Required, % | 93.6 | 90.9 | 0.082 | 88.1 | 87.2 | 0.67 |
| Duration, mean (SD), d | 8.2 (6.2) | 8.8 (6.2) | 0.96 | 11.5 (8.1) | 11.6 (7.9) | 0.86 |
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| Length of stay | ||||||
| ICU length of stay, mean (SD), d | 11.8 (10.1) | 11.2 (8.5) | 0.34 | 14.4 (12.8) | 16.6 (38.6) | 0.27 |
| Hospital length of stay, mean (SD), d | 22.1 (29.1) | 20.1 (15.9) | 0.092 | 32.4 (33.7) | 31.9 (43.3) | 0.84 |
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| Infection | ||||||
| Patients with infections acquired in the ICU, % | 47.6 | 43.1 | 0.13 | 44.2 | 45.8 | 0.63 |
| Patients treated for ICU-acquired pneumonia, % | 38.1 | 29.5 | 0.0028 | 30.0 | 21.6 | 0.062 |
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| Mortality | ||||||
| Inpatient mortality, % | 12.7 | 9.1 | 0.065 | 22.9 | 20.6 | 0.40 |
| Died after withdrawal of care, % | 10.6 | 7.6 | 0.094 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 0.43 |
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| Surviving patient discharge disposition | ||||||
| Home, % | 34.5 | 22.0 | < 0.0001 | 45.5 | 44.8 | 0.86 |
| Rehabilitation facility, % | 34.3 | 46.9 | < 0.0001 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 0.88 |
| Skilled nursing facility, % | 10.8 | 12.3 | 0.44 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 0.17 |
| Other hospital, % | 14.0 | 14.7 | 0.78 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 0.054 |
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| Functional status at discharge | ||||||
| WHO functional status, mean (SD) | 2.8 (1.0) | 2.9 (1.0) | 0.058 | 2.5 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.1) | 0.87 |
| Change in WHO functional status from admission, mean (SD) | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.1) | 0.61 | 1.3 (1.4) | 1.4 (1.3) | 0.24 |
WHO = World Health Organization.
a
Student t test for continuous variables; chi-square test or Fisher exact test for categorical variables.