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Table 4 Outcome after exclusion ‘planned ICU readmissions’ and ‘restriction orders’

From: Elevated C-reactive protein levels at ICU discharge as a predictor of ICU outcome: a retrospective cohort study

 

All (n = 961)

‘High CRP’ (n = 358)

‘Low CRP’ (n = 602)

p value

Readmission (%)

8.7

12.3

6.6

0.003

In-hospital mortality (%)

2.9

3.6

2.5

0.308

Adverse outcome (%)

10.1

14

7.8

0.002

  1. Data are presented as  %
  2. ICU intensive care unit; CRP C-reactive protein; high CRP, CRP ≥75 mg/L; low CRP, CRP <75 mg/L; adverse outcome, intensive care unit readmission and/or in-hospital mortality