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. 2016 Oct;13(10):1760–1767. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201604-259OC

Table 4.

Patient- and hospital-level factors associated with receipt of vasopressin in septic shock

  OR 95% CI P Value
Patient characteristics      
 Age, yr      
  <50 Ref
  50–64 0.96 (0.94–0.99) 0.01
  65–74 0.90 (0.88–0.93) <0.001
  ≥85 0.71 (0.69–0.74) <0.001
 Female vs. male 0.95 (0.93–0.96) <0.001
 Race      
  White Ref
  African American 1.05 (1.02–1.07) <0.001
  Other 1.00 (0.98–1.03) 0.95
Primary insurance provider      
 Private Ref
 Medicare 0.95 (0.96–0.97) <0.001
 Medicaid 0.89 (0.87–0.92) <0.001
 Other/unknown 0.95 (0.92–0.99) 0.01
Year of admission      
 2008 Ref
 2009 1.07 (1.03–1.10) <0.001
 2010 1.15 (1.11–1.19) <0.001
 2011 1.47 (1.42–1.52) <0.001
 2012 1.54 (1.49–1.60) <0.001
 2013 1.60 (1.54–1.66) <0.001
Comorbid disease      
 Each additional comorbidity* 0.97 (0.96–0.97) <0.001
Organ dysfunction      
 Cardiovascular 2.56 (2.51–2.60) <0.001
 Respiratory 3.25 (3.20–3.31) <0.001
 Neurologic 0.99 (0.97–1.01) 0.37
 Hematologic 1.62 (1.60–1.65) <0.001
 Renal 1.75 (1.72–1.78) <0.001
 Hepatic 1.98 (1.93–2.03) <0.001
Major surgical admission versus medical admission 1.34 (1.31–1.37) <0.001
ICU admission 1.44 (1.39–1.48) <0.001
Hospital-level characteristics      
  No. of beds      
   500+ Ref
   400–499 0.77 (0.53–1.11) 0.16
   300–399 0.78 (0.56–1.11) 0.17
   200–299 0.57 (0.41–0.79) 0.001
   100–199 0.57 (0.41–0.80) 0.001
   <100 0.28 (0.19–0.41) <0.001
  U.S. Region      
   Midwest Ref
   South 1.10 (0.86–1.41) 0.45
   Northeast 1.39 (1.02–1.38) 0.04
   West 2.03 (1.51–2.72) <0.001
  Urban location 1.23 (0.97–1.56) 0.08
  Teaching hospital 1.28 (1.02–1.61) 0.03
  AMOR 2.65 (2.48–2.84)  

Definition of abbreviations: AMOR = adjusted median odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; ICU = intensive care unit; OR = odds ratio.

*

As defined by Elixhauser and colleagues (19).

As defined by Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (20).