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Table 4 Logistic regression modeling of factors associated with in-hospital death following ICU discharge

From: Mortality associated with timing of admission to and discharge from ICU: a retrospective cohort study

Factor

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

P-value

Male

1.30 (1.02-1.65)

0.031

SAPS II (per point)

1.03 (1.02-1.03)

<0.001

Discharge SOFA score (per point)

1.19 (1.14-1.23)

<0.001

DFLST order

4.55 (3.34-6.20)

<0.001

Diagnosis

1 (reference)

-

Other diagnoses

  

Cardiovascular disease

1.50 (1.04-2.16)

0.029

Respiratory disease

1.53 (1.11-2.10)

0.008

Gastrointestinal

1.83 (1.30-2.56)

<0.001

Infection

1.76 (1.20-2.56)

0.003

Discharge day

  

Monday

1 (reference)

-

Tuesday

0.99 (0.66-1.48)

0.949

Wednesday

0.91 (0.60-1.36)

0.631

Thursday

0.80 (0.53-1.21)

0.296

Friday

1.45 (1.01-2.10)

0.046

Saturday

1.26 (0.80-2.00)

0.315

Sunday

1.41 (0.84-2.35)

0.193

Night discharge

1.54 (1.12-2.11)

0.008

  1. The model (n = 5,992) had fair discrimination (area under receiver operator characteristic curve 0.771) and calibration (goodness of fit p = 0.4370). Decision to forego life sustaining therapy (DFLST)