Table 3.
Clinical course among the four Clusters (Cluster 1, n = 199; Cluster 2, n = 99; Cluster 3, n = 53; and Cluster 4, n = 25).
| Cluster 1 (n = 199) | Cluster 2 (n = 99) | Cluster 3 (n = 53) | Cluster 4 (n = 25) | P-values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P (1 vs. 2) | P (2 vs. 3) | P (3 vs. 4) | |||||
| SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS WITHIN 24 H | |||||||
| Interventions within 24 h, n (%) | 64 (32%) | 57 (59%) | 34 (64%) | 16 (64%) | <0.001s | 0.57 | 0.99 |
| Laparotomy, n (%) | 16 (8%) | 27 (28%) | 18 (34%) | 10 (40%) | <0.001s | 0.43 | 0.60 |
| Orthopedic, n (%) | 50 (25%) | 46 (47%) | 26 (49%) | 11 (44%) | <0.001s | 0.85 | 0.68 |
| Vascular, n (%) | 7 (4%) | 12 (12%) | 4 (8%) | 8 (32%) | 0.004s | 0.36 | 0.02s |
| Craniotomy, n (%) | 8 (4%) | 4 (4%) | 4 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 0.51 | ||
| Thoracic, n (%) | 2 (1%) | 5 (5%) | 3 (6%) | 4 (16%) | 0.04s | 1 | 0.20 |
| BLOOD TRANSFUSION WITHIN 24 H | |||||||
| Blood transfusion, n (%) | 33 (17%) | 34 (34%) | 25 (47%) | 13 (52%) | 0.001s | 0.12 | 0.69 |
| PRBC | 782 ± 157 | 1906 ± 352 | 2061 ± 615 | 3381 ± 427 | 0.003s | 1 | 0.01s |
| FFP | 805 ± 309 | 998 ± 248 | 1070 ± 364 | 2695 ± 698 | 1 | 1 | 0.03s |
| CLINICAL OUTCOMES | |||||||
| ICU LOS, days | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 9.9 ± 0.8 | 14.5 ± 1.2 | 18.2 ± 1.8 | <0.001s | <0.001s | 0.09 |
| Total LOS, days | 9.8 ± 0.4 | 16.5 ± 1.0 | 21.8 ± 1.2 | 26.2 ± 2.1 | <0.001s | 0.001s | 0.11 |
| Mechanical ventilation, days | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 5.5 ± 0.7 | 8.5 ± 1.0 | 13.3 ± 1.9 | <0.001s | 0.01s | 0.002s |
| Nosocomial infection, n (%) | 32 (16%) | 41 (41%) | 26 (49%) | 19 (76%) | <0.001s | 0.37 | 0.03s |
| Home-destination, n (%) | 111 (56%) | 34 (34%) | 14 (26%) | 5 (20%) | <0.001s | 0.32 | 0.54 |
Values are expressed as either n (%) or mean ± SEM.
Fisher exact test or One-Way ANOVA used as appropriate with statistical significance set at
s
P < 0.05.