Table 2.
Healthcare resource use during RSVH
| Resource | Outcome | 32–35 wGA comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32–35 wGAa | 32 wGAb | 33 wGAb | 34 wGAb | 35 wGAb | P-value | |
| Oxygen support | ||||||
| Requirement, n/N (%) | 235/334 (70.4%) | 29/38 (76.3%) | 49/66 (74.2%) | 60/92 (65.2%) | 44/63 (69.8%) | 0.092 |
| Duration, median days (IQR) | 4 (2–6) days | 4 (2–6) days | 3 (2–5) days | 4 (2–7) days | 3 (1–7) days | 0.721 |
| Non-invasive respiratory support/ventilation | ||||||
| Requirement, n/N (%) | 21/109 (19.3%) | 0/9 (0.0%) | 3/14 (21.4%) | 2/6 (33.3%) | 2/18 (11.1%) | 0.287 |
| Duration, median days (IQR) | 3 (2–5) days | N/A | 5 (4–6) days | 7 (2–11) days | 4 (2–6) days | 0.815 |
| Mechanical ventilation | ||||||
| Requirement, n/N (%) | 47/460 (10.2%) | 4/50 (8.0%) | 9/99 (9.1%) | 14/137 (10.2%) | 10/96 (10.4%) | 0.970 |
| Duration, median days (IQR) | 5 (3–7) days | 7 (4–11) days | 6 (4–6) days | 9 (3–13) days | 6 (3–7) days | 0.581 |
| ICU | ||||||
| Requirement, n/N (%) | 60/335 (17.9%) | 7/38 (18.4%) | 7/66 (10.6%) | 18/92 (19.6%) | 9/64 (14.1%) | 0.280 |
| Duration, median days (IQR) | 6 (3–8) days | 7 (4–12) days | 5 (1–9) days | 6 (3–9) days | 3 (2–7) days | 0.119 |
| Overall length of stay, median days (IQR) | 5 (3–8) days | 4 (3–7) days | 5 (3–8) days | 6 (4–9) days | 3 (2–6) days | P < 0.001 |
ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; N/A, not applicable.
N represents all those with available data for specific variables in the pooled dataset.
a
Pooled data from: FLIP-2, IBC, PREMI, RISK, PONI, REPORT and PICNIC.
b
Pooled data from: FLIP-2, PREMI, REPORT and RISK.