Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors predicting: ICU admission
From: Prognostic factors for important clinical outcomes in patients with a severe infection
ICU admission | No ICU admission | P | OR (univariate) | OR (multivariate) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 27 (9.2%) | 268 (90.8%) | |||
Level of sickness | <0.001 | ||||
Not sick | 1 (4.3%) | 47 (19.3%) | 1 | ||
Moderate | 9 (39.1%) | 159 (65.4%) | 2.66 (95% CI 0.33–21.54) | ||
Severe | 13 (56.5%) | 36 (14.8%) | 16.51 (95% CI 2.07–132.06) | ||
Missing | 4 | 25 | |||
Respiration | <0.0011 | ||||
<25/min | 8 (36.4%) | 201 (87.8%) | 1 | ||
>25/min | 14 (63.6%) | 28 (12.2%) | 12.56 (95% CI 4.84–32.63) | 12.56 (95% CI 4.84–32.63 ) | |
Heart rate/min | 108 (95–120) | 97 (86–110) | 0.043 | 1.019 (95% CI 1.00–1.04) | |
White cells (10E9/L) | 15.1 (6.7–19.7) | 10.6 (6.7–14.9) | 0.019 | ||
<8.1 | 7 (26.9%) | 89 (33.5%) | 1 | ||
8.1–14.2 | 4 (15.4%) | 95 (35.7%) | 0.55 (95% CI 0.15–1.89) | ||
>14.2 | 15 (57.7%) | 82 (30.8%) | 2.33 (95% CI 0.90–5.99) | ||
pH (blood) | 7.42 (7.34–7.46) | 7.46 (7.41–7.49) | 0.014 | ||
<7.35 | 5 (26.3%) | 4 (5.3%) | 1 | ||
7.35–7.45 | 8 (42.1%) | 32 (42.1%) | 0.20 (95% CI 0.04–0.92) | ||
>7.45 | 6 (31.6%) | 40 (52.6%) | 0.12 (95% CI 0.25–0.58) |