From: Prognostic factors for important clinical outcomes in patients with a severe infection
Re-admission (n = 48) | No re-admission (n = 247) | P | OR (univariate) | OR (multivariate) | |
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Male | 34 (70.8%) | 125 (50.6%) | 0.0101 | 2.37 (95% CI 1.21–4.63) | 2.43 (95% CI 1.20–4.93) |
Age | 56.0 (44–63) | 59.0 (46–74) | 0.022 | 0.98 (95% CI 0.96–0.997) | 0.98 (95% CI 0.96–0.999) |
Positive blood culture/bacteraemia | 4 (10.0%) (n = 40) | 53 (27.3%) (n = 194) | 0.0071 | 0.25 (95% CI 0.09–0.73) | 0.26 (95% CI 0.09–0.77) |