Table 4. Intensive care support delivered to the cohort, stratified by Indigenous status.
Variable | Indigenous n = 145 | Non- Indigenous n = 297 | p |
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Vasopressors on admission | 102 (70%) | 204 (69%) | 0.72 |
Number of vasopressors required | 1 (1–1) | 1 (0–1) | 0.89 |
Antibiotics administered on admission | 142 (98%) | 288 (97%) | 0.56 |
Endotracheal intubation | 28 (19%) | 64 (22%) | 0.59 |
Minute ventilation (Litres) | 7.3 (5.8–8.8) | 7.7 (6.6–9.0) | 0.30 |
PICC line | 40 (28%) | 89 (30%) | 0.61 |
Central venous line | 61 (42%) | 121 (41%) | 0.79 |
Arterial line | 122 (84%) | 246 (83%) | 0.73 |
Nasogastric feeding | 28 (19%) | 63 (21%) | 0.64 |
Indwelling urinary catheter | 117 (81%) | 252 (85%) | 0.27 |
Renal replacement therapy | 19 (13%) | 27 (9%) | 0.20 |
Absolute numbers (%) and median (interquartile range) presented. PICC: Peripherally inserted central catheter