Table 4 Differences on-hours versus off-hours
On-hours N = 315 | Off-hours N = 465 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 65 [57–71] | 63 [56–70] | 0.12 |
Male | 208 (66%) | 291 (62.6%) | 0.33 |
Solid malignancy | 207 (66.1%) | 296 (63.8%) | 0.50 |
Hematological malignancy | 106 (33.9%) | 168 (36.2%) | |
Metastatic solid malignancy | 99 (31.4%) | 146 (31.4%) | 0.99 |
Cancer recurrence | 29 (9.2%) | 42 (9.1%) | 0.94 |
Uncontrolled cancer | 158 (50.2%) | 250 (53.9%) | 0.31 |
CCI | 4 [2–6] | 4 [2–6] | 0.78 |
ECOG PS before hospital | 1 [0–2] | 1 [1, 2] | 0.07 |
0 | 82 (26%) | 99 (21.3%) | |
1 | 122 (38.7%) | 176 (37.8%) | |
2 | 70 (22.2%) | 121 (26%) | |
3 | 37 (11.7%) | 53 (11.4%) | |
4 | 3 (1.0%) | 12 (2.6%) | |
Unknown | 1 (0.3%) | 4 (0.9%) | |
MEWS | 5 [3–6] | 5 [4–7] | 0.99 |
Unknown | 37 (11.7%) | 43 (9.2%) | |
Cancer treatment before ICU Unknown | 284 (90.4%) | 400 (86.4%) | 0.09 |
Immunocompromised | 231 (73.3%) | 329 (71.1%) | 0.49 |
Year ICU consult | 0.25 | ||
2016 | 96 (30.5%) | 118 (25.4%) | |
2017 | 76 (24.1%) | 128 (27.5%) | |
2018 | 93 (29.5%) | 129 (27.7%) | |
2019 | 50 (15.9%) | 90 (19.4%) | |
Earlier ICU admission before consult | 35 (11.1%) | 42 (9%) | 0.34 |
One ICU physician | 184 (58.4%) | 134 (28.8%) | < 0.001* |
Two ICU physicians | 102 (34.2%) | 283 (60.9%) | |
More than two ICU physicians | 29 (9.2%) | 48 (10.3%) | |
One referring physicians | 77 (24.5%) | 87 (19%) | 0.08 |
Two referring physicians | 187 (59.6%) | 309 (67.3%) | |
More than two referring physicians | 50 (15.9%) | 163 (13.7%) | |
Location consult | 0.32 | ||
Emergency room | 49 (15.6%) | 88 (18.9%) | |
Ward | 195 (61.9%) | 288 (61.9%) | |
Other | 71 (22.5%) | 89 (19.1%) | |
Weekend | 73 (23.2%) | 171 (36.8%) | < 0.001* |
Consult reason | |||
Shock | 70 (22.2%) | 80 (17.2%) | 0.08 |
Respiratory insufficiency | 189 (60%) | 294 (63.2%) | 0.36 |
Altered consciousness | 61 (19.4%) | 78 (16.8%) | 0.35 |
Sepsis | 86 (27.3%) | 128 (27.5%) | 0.95 |
Acute kidney injury | 41 (13%) | 53 (11.4%) | 0.50 |
High MEWS | 9 (2.9%) | 14 (3%) | 0.90 |
Hemodynamic instability | 124 (39.4%) | 156 (33.5%) | 0.10 |
Other | 32 (10.2%) | 64 (13.8%) | 0.13 |
Hospital mortality | 106 (33.7%) | 179 (38.5%) | 0.17 |
30-day mortality | 103 (32.7%) | 192 (41.3%) | 0.02* |
90-day mortality | 143 (45.4%) | 227 (49%) | 0.32 |
180-day mortality | 162 (51.6%) | 264 (57.3%) | 0.12 |
1 year mortality | 188 (61.2%) | 302 (66.4%) | 0.15 |