Table 3S.
Matched Groups: demographics and clinical characteristics
| Delayed (n = 794) |
Within time (n = 794) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 49.9 ± 19.9 | 50.3 ± 19.6 | 0.7 |
| Males | 574 (72.3) | 571 (71.9) | 0.9 |
| MV | 317 (39.9) | 316 (39.8) | 0.99 |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Medical | 558 (70.3) | 556 (70) | 0.9 |
| Surgical | 110 (13.9) | 111 (14) | 0.9 |
| Trauma | 126 (15.8) | 127 (16) | 0.9 |
| CVL | 577 (72.7) | 575 (72.4) | 0.9 |
| Vasopressors | 462 (58.2) | 463 (58.3) | 0.9 |
| CRRT | 191 (24.1) | 193 (24.3) | 0.9 |
| Sepsis | 147 (18.5) | 132 (12.1) | < 0.001 |
| APACHE IV | 65.9 ± 2.8 | 66.1 ± 3 | 0.2 |
| SOFA | 7.1 ± 2.9 | 7.03 ± 2.9 | 0.6 |
| MEWS | 2.4 ± 2 | 2.6 ± 2.3 | 0.06 |
| Time to admission | 625.2 ± 485.4 | 162.4 ± 88.8 | < 0.001 |
MV - mechanical ventilation; CVL - central venous line; CRRT - continuous renal replacement therapy; APACHE - Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; SOFA - Sequential Organ failure Assessment; MEWS - Modified Early Warning Score. Results expressed as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation.