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Table 5 Clinical disposition and 28-day mortality per risk category of the abbMEDS and CURB-65

From: Risk stratification by abbMEDS and CURB-65 in relation to treatment and clinical disposition of the septic patient at the emergency department: a cohort study

n (%)

Low risk

Intermediate risk

High risk

 

Patients

Mortality

Patients

Mortality

Patients

Mortality

AbbMEDS

 No admission

40 (12.1)

0

16 (5.3)

1 (6.3)

0

0

 Regular ward

289 (87.3)

12 (4.2)

259 (85.8)

50 (19.3)

34 (87.2)

15 (44.1)

 MCU/ICU

2 (0.6)

0

27 (8.9)

8 (29.6)

5 (12.8)

3 (60.0)

 Total (672)#

331 (49.3)

12 (3.6)

302 (44.9)

59 (19.5)

39 (5.8)

18 (46.2)

CURB-65

 No admission

46 (13.4)

0

5 (2.8)

0

4 (2.5)

0

 Regular ward

295 (85.8)

19 (6.4)

161 (90.4)

20 (12.4)

136 (85.5)

38 (27.9)

 MCU/ICU

3 (0.9)

1 (33.3)

12 (6.7)

4 (33.3)

19 (11.9)

5 (26.3)

 Total (681)#

344 (50.5)

20 (5.8)

178 (26.1)

24 (13.5)

159 (23.3)

43 (27.0)

  1. # The totals are depicted to show how many data were available for all patients
  2. There were no significant differences in mortality per disposition group within each risk category