Table 4 Comparison of outcomes during hospital stay among patients with dementia and matched controls without dementia
Variables | Dementia N = 4051 | Control patientsa N = 1,1511 | p-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospital length of stay | 9.0 (5.0, 16.0) | 10.0 (6.0, 17.0) | 0.115 |
ICU | 132 (32.7%) | 542 (47.1%) | < 0.001 |
Days at ICU | 7.0 (4.0, 10.0) | 9.0 (4.0, 15.0) | 0.026 |
In hospital mortality | 185 (45.7%) | 503 (43.7%) | 0.528 |
Acute severe respiratory syndrome | 120 (29.6%) | 385 (33.4%) | 0.177 |
Nosocomial infection | 73 (18.0%) | 250 (21.7%) | 0.132 |
Sepsis | 69 (17.0%) | 276 (24.0%) | 0.005 |
Kidney replacement therapy | 26 (6.4%) | 150 (13.0%) | < 0.001 |
Invasive mechanical ventilation | 18 (4.6%) | 106 (9.8%) | 0.002 |
Pulmonary thromboembolism | 15 (3.7%) | 51 (4.4%) | 0.630 |
Myocardial infarction | 6 (1.5%) | 21 (1.8%) | 0.815 |
Venous thrombosis | 4 (1.0%) | 27 (2.3%) | 0.140 |