Table 3.
Bivariate and Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with delayed ICU admission of critically ill patients at adult ED of TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020
| Variables Category |
ICU admission | P-value < 0.25 | COR (95%CI) | P-value < 0.05 | AOR (95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not prolonged ED stay | Prolonged ED stay | ||||||
| Age | ≤50 | 11 | 56 | .465 | 1.80 (.91,7.84) | ||
| > 50 | 5 | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Sex | Male | 6 | 55 | .054* | .34(.11,1.02) | .013** | .175(.044,.693) |
| Female | 10 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Lack of ICU bed | Yes | 1 | 55 | .002* | .034(.005,.298) | .001** | .022(.002,.201) |
| No | 15 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Delay of investigations result | Yes | 4 | 12 | .999 | 1.46 (0.86, 5.23) | ||
| No | 16 | 70 | 1 | ||||
| Delay in therapeutic procedure | Yes | 11 | 6 | .999 | 9.30 (3.49, 16.31) | ||
| No | 14 | 71 | 1 | ||||
| Poor prognosis | Yes | 9 | 13 | .999 | 3.92 (1.23, 9.48) | ||
| No | 12 | 68 | 1 | ||||
| CVD | Yes | 10 | 22 | .146* | 3.08(.75,6.79) | .522 | 1.58(.39,6.3) |
| No | 9 | 61 | 1 | ||||
| Malignancy | Yes | 2 | 22 | .155* | .35(.03,1.77) | .132 | .16(.02,1.73) |
| No | 16 | 62 | 1 | ||||
| Renal | Yes | 2 | 16 | .575 | 0.65 (.30,8.57) | ||
| No | 14 | 73 | 1 | ||||
Crude odds ratio (COR) = *P < 0.25; Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = **P < 0.05, CI Confidence interval, CVD Cardiovascular disease, ICU Intensive care unit, ED Emergency department