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Table 4 Multivariable analysis with ICU mortality as the dependent variable

From: Abdominal infections in the intensive care unit: characteristics, treatment and determinants of outcome

 

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

p-value

Hematological cancer

4.04

(1.47-11.11)

<0.01

Mechanical ventilation

2.97

(2.03-4.35)

<0.001

Cirrhosis

2.35

(1.29-4.30)

<0.01

RRT (hemodialysis or hemofiltration)

1.51

(1.03-2.21)

0.04

SAPS II score on the study day (per point)

1.06

(1.05-1.07)

<0.001

  1. Legend. Adjusted for hospital, organizational factors and for geographic region. CI = confidence interval; SAPS II = Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; RRT = renal replacement therapy. Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit: chi2 = 5.315 with 8 df, p-value = 0.723; the c-statistic 0.82 (95%CI:0.80-0.85), p-value < 0.0001.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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