Table 2.
Complications and outcomes.
| Variable | hsTnT not available (n = 1087) | hsTnT negative (n = 323) | Chronically elevated hsTnT (n = 232) | Acutely elevated hsTnT (n = 62) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In hospital mortality n (%) | 15 (1.3) | 4 (1.2) | 13 (5.6) | 6 (9.7) | < 0.001 |
| 30-day mortality n (%) | 35 (3.2) | 5 (1.6) | 23 (9.9) | 10 (16.1) | < 0.001 |
| 30-day readmissions n (%) | 139 (12.8) | 37 (11.5) | 45 (19.4) | 6 (9.9) | 0.046 |
| LOS median (IQR) | 3 (5) | 4 (5) | 6 (9) | 8 (17) | < 0.001 |
| MET calls n (%) | 27 (4.8) | 16 (6.3) | 29 (16.4) | 15 (36.6) | < 0.001 |
| Number of MET calls mean (SD) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.3 (0.8) | 0.8 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
| Patients with multiple MET calls n (%) |
7 (1.3) | 2 (0.8) | 13 (7.3) | 9 (21.9) | < 0.001 |
| ICU admission n (%) | 50 (4.6) | 32 (9.9) | 31 (13.4) | 20 (32.3) | < 0.001 |
| ICU hours mean (SD) | 6.8 (56.1) | 13.6 (93.8) | 22.2 (87.9) | 91.7 (234.6) | <0.001 |
| Pneumonia mean (SD) | 67 (6.6) | 21 (6.8) | 22 (9.6) | 10 (16.4) | 0.020 |
| Sepsis n (%) | 39 (3.8) | 10 (3.2) | 22 (9.6) | 11 (18.0) | <0.001 |
| Septic shock n (%) | 4 (0.3) | 2 (0.6) | 7 (3.0) | 1 (1.6) | <0.001 |
| Respiratory failure n (%) | 73 (7.2) | 34 (11.0) | 33 (14.4) | 10 (16.4) | 0.001 |
| ARDS n (%) | 6 (0.6) | 3 (1.0) | 3 (1.3) | 1 (1.6) | 0.581 |
| Myocarditis n (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.6) | 0.282 |
| Pericarditis n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.6) | 0.035 |
*Multiple MET calls ≥ 2.
hsTnT, (high sensitive troponin); LOS, (length of hospital stay); MET, (medical emergency response team); SD, standard deviation; ICU (intensive care unit), ARDS, (adult respiratory distress syndrome).