Table 4.

Independent risk factors for 30‐day mortality

Multivariate 30‐day mortality	OR	95% CI	p value
Hospital acquisition	3.1	1.3–7.2	.009
PS >1	2.6	1.2–5.7	.021
Hypoxia	3.3	1.4–7.4	.007
Vasoactive drugs	1.7	0.2–11.7	.617
Corticosteroids	1.5	0.9–2.2	.085

Bolded p values are statistically significant.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; PS, performance status.