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. 2017 Jul 27;12(7):e0181827. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181827

Table 4. Comparison of primary and secondary outcomes.

Variable No delay (N = 478) Delayed (N = 477) P value
Primary outcome
Duration of hospital stay from the time of ICU discharge decision, days 5 (2–9) (n = 453) 6 (3–10) (n = 455) 0.003
Secondary outcomes
Delirium in ICU day 0 6% (n = 24/397) 7% (n = 28/396) 0.39
Delirium day 1 after ICU discharge decision - 8% (n = 18/219)
Delirium day 2 after ICU discharge decision - 11% (n = 6/54)
Delirium day 3 after ICU discharge decision - 10% (n = 2/19)
Delirium Prevalence in ICU after ICU discharge decision 6% (n = 24/397) 9% (n = 36/397) 0.11
After Hours Discharge from ICU 10% (n = 48/478) 34% (n = 162/476) < 0.001
Parent-team review in ICU 91% (n = 392) 93% (n = 423) 0.25
Number of reviews by parent-team in ICU 1 (1–1) (n = 431) 1 (1–2) (n = 455) < 0.001
New Sepsis in ICU 1% (n = 4/438) 1% (n = 5/457) 0.61
Discharge decision revoked 0% (n = 0/443) 1% (n = 5/460 0.51
Unplanned readmissions within 72 hrs 4% (n = 17/418) 2%(n = 9/436) 0.14
Discharged alive % (n) 96% (n = 339/353) 94% (n = 375/399) 0.12
Home% (n) 67% (237/353) 65% (n = 255/393)
Other hospital% (n) 14% (49/353) 13% (51/393)
Rehabilitation% (n) 14%(49/353) 14% (55/393)
Deceased% (n) 3% (11/353) 4% (16/393) 0.3
Delirium (Ward Day 1) 3% (n = 11/364) 4% (n = 14/356) 0.54
Parent–team Review (Ward Day 1) 93% (n = 363/390) 96% (n = 372/413) 0.10
Delirium (Ward Day 2) 3% (n = 11/327) 6% (n = 18/315) 0.15
Parent-team Review (Ward day 2) 93% (n = 333/358) 94% (n = 321/341) 0.65
Delirium Prevalence on Ward 4% (n = 15/369) 6% (n = 19/370) 0.51
Number of Parent Team Reviews on Ward 2 (2–2) (n = 392) 2 (2–2) (n = 393) 0.40
New Sepsis on Ward 2% (n = 8/395) 1% (n = 4/395) 0.34