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. 2020 May 7;67(8):981–991. doi: 10.1007/s12630-020-01686-5

Table 3.

Predicted risk and model performance statistics for external validation of the entire CCIS cohort and for ICU subtype groups

n Observed ICU mortality Predicted risk of death in ICU before intercept recalibration Predicted risk of death in ICU after intercept recalibration Calibration in the large before intercept recalibration (95% CI) Calibration in the large after intercept recalibration (95% CI) Calibration slope (βrisk) Discrimination (C-statistic)
(95% CI)
(n) % Mean (SD) Median
[IQR]
Mean (SD) Median
[IQR]
All Level 3 units 121,201 13,594 11.2

14.4

(14.7)

8.7

[3.9–18.7]

11.2

(12.5)

6.3

[2.8–14.0]

− 0.343

(− 0.362 to − 0.324)

0.001

(− 0.018 to 0.021)

1.019

(1.001 to 1.037)

0.807

(0.804 to 0.811)

Teaching hospitals – medical/surgical units 28,894 4711 16.3

15.5

(15.2)

10.4

[4.2–20.8]

16.3

(15.7)

10.8

[4.6–22.2]

0.070

(0.036 to 0.105)

− 0.000

(− 0.035 to 0.034)

0.909

(0.878 to 0.941)

0.781

(0.774 to 0.788)

Community hospitals – medical/surgical units with high ventilator patient day rate* 33,653 5398 16.0

16.4

(17.1)

10.0

[3.7–22.3]

16.1

(16.9)

9.6

[3.6–21.6]

− 0.037

(− 0.069 to − 0.004)

− 0.006

(− 0.038 to 0.027)

0.982

(0.953 to 1.011)

0.816

(0.810 to 0.822)

Community hospitals – medical/surgical units with low ventilator patient day rate* 23,597 2100 8.9

11.6

(12.7)

7.5

[3.5–16.3]

9.1

(10.7)

5.5

[2.5–12.5]

− 0.350

(− 0.399 to − 0.302)

− 0.032

(− 0.080 to 0.016)

1.048

(1.003 to 1.093)

0.810

(0.801 to 0.819)

Cardiac /cardiovascular units 18,929 608 3.2

14.6

(12.4)

11.4

[7.3–16.3]

3.0

(3.8)

1.9

[1.3–3.0]

− 1.799

(− 1.883 to − 1.716)

0.064

(− 0.019 to 0.147)

1.062

(0.980 to 1.144)

0.768

(0.747 to 0.789)

Coronary care units 15,159 746 4.9

12.4

(12.8)

7.7

[3.5–17.1]

5.0

(6.6)

2.6

[1.2–6.3]

− 1.148

(− 1.225 to − 1.070)

− 0.011

(− 0.088 to 0.067)

1.232

(1.156 to 1.307)

0.850

(0.836 to 0.863)

*Ventilator patient day rate = (ventilator days / patient care days) *100; based on fiscal year 2016–2017; mean rate = 43.61%; β = standardized regression (beta) coefficient; CCIS = Critical Care Information System; CI = confidence interval; ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation