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. 2021 Feb 16;11(2):e038349. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038349

Table 6.

Multivariable linear regression for LOS ED

LOS ED
β 95% CI P value
Lower Upper
Type of cancer—liquid 1.8 −3.58 7.19 0.51
Intravenous fluids in the first 6 hours 3.75 2.44 5.07 <0.0001
Lung 7.37 2.49 12.26 0.003
Temperature −3.14 −5.74 −0.55 0.02

Imposed: type of cancer (reference: Solid).

Stepwise: age; gender (reference: male); coronaryartery disease; hypertension; diabetes mellitus; COPD; skin; blood; lung; gallbladder; temperature; heart rate; oxygen saturation; WCC; ANC; haemoglobin; BUN; creatinine; bicarbonate; sodium; intravenous fluids in the first 6 hours; intubation in the first 24 hours.

ANC, absolute neutrophil count; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ED, emergency department; LOS, length of stay; WCC, white cell count.