Table 1.

Comparison of hospitalized sepsis patients requiring or not requiring invasive mechanical ventilation.

	Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (N = 1,032,222 = 21.38%)	No invasive Mechanical Ventilation (N = 3,795,547 = 78.62%)	p value
Mean age ±SE (years)	64.66 ± 0.15	66.90 ± 0.16	<0.001
Male (%)	53.59	48.68	<0.001
Age categories (%)
18–34 years	4.97	5.90
35–64 years	42.33	35.75
65–84 years	44.60	43.27
>85 years	8.10	15.08
Mean Charlson comorbidity index ±SE (%)	2.57 ± 0.02	2.33 ± 0.15	<0.001
Hospitalization Outcomes:
Mean Length of stay ±SE (days)	18.73 ± 0.22	9.01 ± 0.89	<0.001
Mean Cost ±SE (US $)	63,146.57 ± 1268.869	20,136.26 ± 344.879	<0.001
Mortality (%)	41.33	8.91	<0.001