Table 6.

Comparison of secondary outcomes between groups

Characteristic	Group 1 (Low risk): Did not have a critical care intervention prior to admission (n=187)		Group 2 (High risk): Had a critical care intervention prior to admission (n=133)		p value
	Patients	Median or Mean With IQR or 95% CI	Patients	Median or Mean With IQR or 95% CI
Emergent surgery	0/187	0% (0–2.0)	28/133	21.1% (14.5–29.0)	<0.001
Mortality in hospital	2/187	1.1% (0.1–3.8)	31/133	23.3% (14.5–31.4)	<0.001
Mortality within 48 hours	0/187	0 (0–2.0)	15/133	11.3% (6.5–17.9)	<0.001
Mean hospital LOS (days)	.	4.7 (3.8–5.6)	.	21.9 (14.2–29.7)	<0.001
Mean ICU LOS (days)	.	2.0 (1.4–3.0)	.	8.1 (6.1–10.1)	<0.001
Patients discharged in 24 hours*	112/187	59.9% (52.5–67.0)	17/133	12.8% (7.6–19.7)	<0.001
Patients discharged in 48 hours*	142/187	75.9% (69.2–81.9)	24/133	18.0% (11.9–25.6)	<0.001

LOS: length of stay; ICU: intensive care unit; ED: emergency department; CI: confidence interval

^*discharge from either ICU or hospital