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Table 2 Outcomes of patients with suspected infection

From: Characteristics and outcomes of frail patients with suspected infection in intensive care units: a descriptive analysis from a multicenter cohort study

 

Fit (CFS 1–3)

Vulnerable (CFS 4)

Frail (CFS 5–9)

p-value

n = 337 (51.8)

n = 109 (16.8)

n = 204 (31.4)

p-value

In-hospital mortality

 Overall

55/335 (16.4)

23/107 (21.5)

45/203 (22.2)

0.19

 30-day

40/335 (11.9)

16/107 (15.0)

34/203 (16.7)

0.26

 90-day

51/335 (15.2)

22/107 (20.6)

44/203 (21.7)

0.13

Dispositions

 Home

125/280 (44.6)

36/84 (42.9)

40/158 (25.3)

< 0.01

 Transfer

155/280 (55.4)

48/84 (57.1)

118/158 (74.7)

ICU-free days

16 (0–22)

17 (0–22)

15 (0–22)

0.85

Ventilator–free days

21 (0–28)

21 (8–28)

20 (0–28)

0.71

Length of hospital stay

22 (10–49)

23 (14–41)

23 (11–40)

0.86

  1. Reported counts (proportions) for categorical and median (interquartile range) for continuous variables. Continuous variables were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test. Categorical variables were compared using the Fisher’s exact test or chi square test, where appropriately
  2. Missing data: In–hospital mortality = 5; ICU–free days = 41; Ventilator–free days = 41; Length of hospital stay = 5
  3. CFS clinical frailty scale, ICU intensive care unit