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Table 7 Predictors of intensive care unit stay during hospitalization

From: The role of Enterococcus spp. and multidrug-resistant bacteria causing pyogenic liver abscesses

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Variables

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Age

1.01 (0.97–1.04)

0.69

  

Male gender

0.88 (0.32–2.43)

0.81

  

Predisposing disease

 Malignancy

1.06 (0.39–2.88)

0.91

  

 Liver cirrhosis

3.38 (1.02–11.22)

0.047

3.45 (0.79–14.99)

0.1

 Diabetes mellitus

3.50 (1.21–10.14)

0.021

3.72 (1.01–13.70)

0.048

Medication

    

 Proton-pump inhibitor use

1.39 (0.44–4.39)

0.57

  

 Immunosuppression

4.11 (1.27–13.37)

0.019

  

Blood values

 C-reactive Protein

1.02 (0.97–1.07)

0.37

  

 WBC

1.03 (0.97–1.09)

0.29

  

 Bilirubin

1.06 (0.95–1.18)

0.29

  

 Creatinine

1.82 (0.87–3.82)

0.11

  

 INR

6.74 (0.67–67.24)

0.10

  

Cholangitis

1.64 (0.62–4.36)

0.32

  

MDRO

1.08 (0.36–3.29)

0.89

  

Mycotic coinfection

3.92 (1.33–11.55)

0.013

5.54 (1.46–21.06)

0.012

Initial empirical antibiotic treatment

 Carbapenem based

4.37 (1.49–12.81)

0.007

3.73 (1.09–12.89)

0.037

 Glycopeptide based

3.35 (1.21–9.25)

0.019

  

 Tigecycline based

2.14 (0.43–10.58)

0.35

  

 Metronidazole based

0.42 (0.11–1.64)

0.21