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Table 3 The association of the protocol periods with hospital mortality adjusted for the severity of illness

From: Impact of introducing multiple evidence-based clinical practice protocols in a medical intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study

Variable

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Predicted mortality, %

1.049* (1.046 – 1.052)

< 0.001

Study period

  

   Pre-protocol

Reference

 

   Transition

0.869 (0.747–1.010)

0.067

   Protocol

0.777 (0.655–0.922)

0.004

  1. CI = Confidence interval
  2. *This odds ratio reflects the risk of death per 1% rise in the predicted mortality rate for the entire study population.
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BMC Emergency Medicine

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