Table 3.
Factors related to high nursing workload in the ICU (NAS cut-off: 74.6).
| Characteristic | COVID-19 patients | p value | Non-COVID-19 patients | p value | Total | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistical test | r (95%CI) | r (95%CI) | r (95%CI) | |||
| Age- y | 0.006 (−0.003–0.138) | 0.061 | −0.04 (−0.04–0.00) | 0.157 | −0.03 (-0.05–0.00) | 0.008 |
| Length of stay-d | 0.01 (−0.05–0.08) | 0.602 | 0.17 (0.14–0.20) | <0.0001 | 0.26 (0.23–0.28) | <0.0001 |
| BMI -kg/m2 | 0.06 (−0.03–0.15) | 0.189 | 0.08 (0.04–0.12) | 0.0001 | 0.19 (0.15–0.22) | <0.0001 |
| SAPS 3 | 0.12 (−0.05–0.20) | 0.762 | 0.26 (0.23–0.28) | <0.0001 | 0.22 (0.19–0.25) | <0.0001 |
| APACHE II | 0.11 (−0.09–0.31) | 0.278 | 0.22 (0.16–0.28) | <0.0001 | 0.23 (0.17–0.29) | <0.0001 |
| Statistical test | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | |||
| COVID (ref: no COVID) | – | – | – | – | 4.84 (3.63–6.42) | <0.0001 |
| Age (ref: <65 years with median) | 0.39 (0.17–0.87) | 0.023 | 0.79 (0.64–0.97) | 0.024 | 0.79 (0.65–0.96) | 0.018 |
| BMI (ref: <30 kg/m2, threshold for obesity) | 0.58 (0.30–1.12) | 0.104 | 1.31 (1.08–1.60) | 0.006 | 1.21 (1.01–1.46) | 0.034 |
| CVVH (ref: no CVVH) | 10.27 (2.42–20.58) | 0.002 | 5.79 (3.76–8.91) | <0.0001 | 5.87 (3.91–8.82) | <0.0001 |
| SAPS 3 (ref: <46 with median) | 2.36 (0.79–2.49) | 0.238 | 1.82 (1.44–2.32) | <0.0001 | 1.82 (1.45–2.28) | <0.0001 |
| APACHE II (ref. < 14 with median) | 6.37 (1.78–31.78) | 0.006 | 2.65 (1.97–3.56) | <0.0001 | 3.07 (2.30–4.10) | <0.0001 |
| Patients ventilated (ref: no ventilation) | 1.41 (0.79–2.49) | 0.238 | 3.89 (3.05–4.97) | <0.0001 | 3.25 (2.61–4.06) | <0.0001 |
| Death (ref: survivor) | 3.34 (1.56–7.31) | 0.002 | 1.21 (0.87–1.6) | 0.250 | 1.41 (1.07–187) | 0.015 |
| Readmission (ref: no readmission) | 1.62 (0.38–6.98) | 0.511 | 1.18 (0.86–1.63) | 0.298 | 1.26 (0.03–1.71) | 0.136 |
| Sex (ref: women) | 0.99 (0.58–1.66) | 0.960 | 1.13 (0.93–1.38) | 0.223 | 1.12 (0.93–1.25) | 0.227 |
Abbreviations: y = years; d = day; BMI = Body Mass Index; APACHE II = Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation; SAPS 3 = Simplified Acute Physiology Score; NAS = Nursing Activities Score; CVVH = Continuous VenoVenous Hemofiltration.
Value in bold = Significant