Table 4.
The Association between Adherence to Guidelines and Patient Outcome
| Study ID | Outcome variables | Direction of association |
|---|---|---|
| Alali (2013) |
In-hospital mortality |
– |
| Biersteker (2012) |
6 month mortality |
− |
| 6 month unfavorable outcome |
+ |
|
| ICU LOS |
++a |
|
| Hospital LOS |
++a |
|
| Bulger (2002) |
In-hospital mortality |
– |
| Hospital LOS |
− |
|
| Fakhry (2004) |
Mortality |
–a |
| ICU LOS |
–a |
|
| Hospital LOS |
–a |
|
| Unfavorable outcome (GOSE) at discharge |
–a |
|
| Lower RLAS at discharge |
–a |
|
| Farahvar (2012) Gerber (2013) |
2-weeks mortality |
– |
| Griesdale (2010) |
In-hospital mortality |
++ |
| 28-days mortality |
+ |
|
| ICU LOS |
++a |
|
| Härtl (2006) |
2-weeks mortality |
– |
| Mauritz (2008) |
ICU mortality |
−/– |
| Rusnak (2007) |
ICU mortality |
− |
| 90 days unfavorable outcome (GOS) |
− |
|
| ICU LOS |
+a |
|
| Hospital LOS |
−a |
|
| Shafi (2014) |
In-hospital mortality |
– |
| Talving (2013) | In-hospital mortality |
– |
| ICU LOS |
++ |
|
| Hospital LOS | ++ |
**
+, Positive, nonsignificant effect; −, negative, nonsignificant effect; ++, positive, significant effect; –, negative, significant effect. The direction of the multivariable analyses were noted. If there was no multivariable analysis performed, the univariate analysis was reported and a C was noted.
a
, Univariate association adherence – outcome.
ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; GOSE, Glasgow Outcome Score Extended; RLAS, Rancho Los Amigos Scale; GOS, Glasgow Outcome Score.