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Table 2.

Characteristics of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.

Patient characteristics	Initiation of telemedicine rounds, Quarter 1 (n=20)	After implementation in Quarter 5 (n=60)	After implementation in Quarter 6 (n=21)	P value
				Comparison between Q1 and Q5	Comparison between Q1 and Q6
Patients with severe sepsis, n (%)	10 (50.0)	34 (56.7)^a	6 (28.6)^b	.62	.21
Patients with septic shock, n (%)	10 (50.0)	26 (43.3)^a	15 (71.4)^b	.62	.21
Mortality, n (%)	10 (50.0)	14 (23.3)^a	7 (33.3)^b	. 046	.35
LOS^c ICU^d (days), mean (SD)	18.2 (21.6)	15.65 (15.5)^a	19.48 (21.4)^b	.63	.85
LOS ICU after diagnosis of sepsis (days), mean (SD)	15.65 (21.1)	13.22 (13.9)^a	16.76 (20.7)^b	.64	.87
SAPS^e II, mean (SD)	44.35 (12.1)	44.16 (16.4)^a	45.76 (14.4)^b	.96	.74
SOFA^f, mean (SD)	7.7 (3.1)	7.18 (3.9)^a	7.52 (3.6)^b	.55	.86

^aComparison between Q1 and Q5.

^bComparison between Q1 and Q6.

^cLOS: length of stay.

^dICU: intensive care unit.

^eSAPS: Simplified Acute Physiology Score.

^fSOFA: Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment.