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Table 2.

Multivariate Logistic Regression Identifying Risk Factors of In-Hospital Mortality in 769 Patients With SI-ALI at 68 Centers

Variable OR 95% CI P Value
Age, y (reference: 18-40)
 41-50 1.34 0.66-2.74 .414
 51-60 1.31 0.65-2.62 .453
 61-70 5.10 2.53-10.25 < .001
 >70 6.61 3.22-13.59 < .001
Sex (reference: female) 0.88 0.56-1.39 .585
Patient region (reference: West)
 Midwest 0.75 0.40-1.43 .384
 Northeast 1.42 0.66-3.04 .373
 South 1.05 0.54-2.06 .882
3M APR-DRG Admission Risk of Mortality Scale (reference: extreme)
 Minor or moderate 0.15 0.07-0.34 < .001
 Major 0.29 0.18-0.47 < .001
Charlson Comorbidity Index (reference: 0)
 1-2 0.85 0.52-1.40 .529
 >2 0.74 0.36-1.54 .421
TBSA category (reference: 0%)
 1%-19% 1.15 0.58-2.29 .690
 ≥20% 8.73 4.55-16.75 < .001
Initial vasopressor use (reference: none)a 5.00 3.16-7.91 < .001
Initial empiric systemic antibacterial therapy (reference: none)a 0.93 0.58-1.49 .773
Hospital bed capacity (reference: ≥ 500 beds)
 < 500 beds 2.26 1.23-4.15 .008
Burn center status (reference: ABA burn center)
 Self-reported burn center 0.83 0.50-1.38 .479
 Non-burn center 0.84 0.36-1.95 .684

ABA = American Burn Association. See the Table 1 legend for expansion of abbreviations.

a

Within 2 days of hospitalization.