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Table 5 Management of patients with severe CAP

From: Improvement in process of care and outcome in patients requiring intensive care unit admission for community acquired pneumonia

Variables

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p Value

Admission data

   

SAPS II > 50

4.21

2.35-7.56

< 0.0001

Vasoactive drugs within 48 hrs of admission

2.91

1.51-5.61

0.0001

PSI class V

2.70

1.3- 5.6

0.007

Historical period

2.53

1.42-4.52

0.001

Therapeutics interventions

   

Epinephrine use

4.97

1.96-12.6

0.0007

Low-dose steroid administration

2.29

1.18-4.46

0.01

Dobutamine

2.12

1.09-4.11

0.02

Transfusion

1.92

1.07-3.44

0.02

Combination of a 3rdGC and levofloxacin

0.37

0.19-0.74

0.004

Systematic postextubation NIMV

0.30

0.11-0.82

0.01

Whole data

   

SAPS II > 50

3.51

1.89-6.51

< 0.0001

PSI risk class V

2.73

1.23-6.04

0.01

Vasoactive drugs within 48 hrs of admission

2.48

1.21-5.08

0.01

Transfusion

1.97

1.06-3.65

0.03

Combination of a 3rdGC and levofloxacin

0.36

0.18-6.51

0.002

Systematic postextubation NIMV

0.34

0.12-0.95

0.03

  1. Multiple logistic regressions of factors associated with poor outcome.