Table 3 Inpatient care, clinical trajectories, and outcomes
Variable | Entire Cohort (n = 104) | 1-year survivors* (n = 74) | 1-year non-survivors* (n = 24) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital LOS, median (25th, 75th) | 15 (8, 27) | 15 (9, 30) | 18 (6, 26) | 0.69 |
ICU LOS, median (25th, 75th) | 7 (3, 15.5) | 6 (3, 14) | 15 (4.5, 20) | 0.11 |
Need for mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 64 (62) | 42 (57) | 21 (88) | 0.007 |
Ventilator free days (30 days), median (25th, 75th) | 28 (22, 30) | 29 (26, 30) | 2.5 (0, 25.5) | < .0001 |
Acute kidney injury, n (%) | 69 (66) | 49 (66) | 17 (71) | 0.804 |
Clinical trajectory, n (%) | < .0001 | |||
Early death (< 14 days) | 7 (7) | 0 (0) | 7 (29) | |
Chronic critical illness | 35 (34) | 19 (26) | 15 (63) | |
Rapid recovery | 62 (60) | 55 (74) | 2 (8) | |
Discharge disposition, n (%) | < .0001 | |||
“Good” disposition | 62 (60) | 53 (72) | 5 (21) | < .0001 |
Home | 17 (27) | 14 (26) | 1 (20) | |
Home healthcare services | 32 (52) | 29 (55) | 3 (60) | |
Rehab | 13 (21) | 10 (19) | 1 (20) | |
“Poor” disposition | 42 (40) | 21 (28) | 19 (79) | < .0001 |
Long term acute care facility | 13 (31) | 9 (43) | 3 (16) | |
Skilled nursing facility | 10 (23.81) | 9 (42.9) | 0 (0) | |
Another hospital | 3 (7) | 3 (14) | 0 (0) | |
Hospice | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | |
Death | 15 (36) | 0 (0) | 15 (79) | |
30-day mortality, n (%) | 16 (15) | 0 (0) | 16 (67) | < .0001 |
180-day mortality, n (%) | 21 (20) | 0 (0) | 21 (87.5) | < .0001 |
Zubrod 3/4/5 at 1 year, n (%) | 34 (37) | 10 (14%) | 24 (100%) | NA |
Zubrod 4/5 at 1 year, n (%) | 27 (26) | 3 (4%) | 24 (100%) | NA |
1-year mortality, n (%) | 24 (23) | 0 (0%) | 24 (100%) | NA |