Table 5 Clinical outcomes of the patients with tetanus by age
From: Clinical outcomes and healthcare costs of inpatients with tetanus in Korea, 2011–2019
Outcome | Age < 60 years (n = 19) | Age ≥ 60 years (n = 30) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Death, n (%) | 0 | 5 (16.7%) | |
Need for mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 8 (42.1%) | 24 (80.0%) | 0.016 |
Intensive care unit stay, median [IQR] (days) | 3.0 [0.0;35.0] | 30.0 [9.0;39.0] | 0.117 |
Duration of mechanical ventilation, median [IQR] (days) | 0.0 [0.0;31.0] | 28.5 [7.0;38.0] | 0.080 |
Hospital stay, days [IQR] (days) | 21.0 [7.0;46.5] | 40.5 [22.0;51.0] | 0.109 |
Total medical costs, median [IQR] (USD) | 1634.8 [530.2;9712.6] | 4906.5 [1690.1;9100.1] | 0.303 |