Table 2. Patient characteristics pre- and post-intervention.
| Characteristic | Pre (N = 677) |
Post (N = 659) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female gender | 0.610a | ||
| N (%) | 308 (45.49%) | 309 (46.89%) | |
| Age in yearsc | 0.160b | ||
| Median (IQR) | 65 (53–75) | 66 (54–77) | |
| Glasgow Coma Scaled | N = 533 | N = 552 | 0.014b |
| Median (IQR) | 14 (12–15) | 14 (11–15) | |
| Mean | 12.80 | 12.31 | |
| Primary diagnosis infectious (ICD-10 code ‘A’) | 0.247a | ||
| N (%) | 188 (27.77%) | 202 (30.65%) | |
| Primary diagnosis respiratory (ICD-10 code ‘J’) | 0.129a | ||
| N (%) | 109 (16.10%) | 127 (19.27%) |
IQR, interquartile range; ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision
aChi-square test
bWilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test
cPer HIPAA regulations, age 90 or older was aggregated into a single category, so we were unable to obtain mean age
dLower score indicates lower level of consciousness