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Table 1 Demographics and ED care for patients in study cohort. Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Emergency department charges may be associated with mortality in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: a cohort study

Factor All Patients (n = 294) Survivors (n = 211) Non-survivors (n = 83) Difference (95%CI)
Male, n (%) 163 (55) 121 (57) 42 (51) 6.7 (− 6.0–19.4)
Age, mean (SD) 58.0 (16.0) 57.2 (16.3) 60.0 (15.1) −2.6 (− 1.4–6.7)
ICU Admission, n (%) 220 (75) 161 (76) 59 (71) 5.2 (−5.9–16.3)
Fluids Administered over 24 h, liters (mean, SD) 4161 (2881) 4454 (2940) 3420 (2596) 1034 (307–1761)
Lactate, mmol/L (mean, SD) 3.2 (2.8) 3.0 (2.3) 3.9 (3.7) −0.9 (− 1.6–0.2)
Triage Vital Signs
 Triage systolic blood pressure, mmHg (mean, SD) 108 (65) 109 (74) 106 (31) 3 (−13–19)
 Triage heart rate, bpm (mean, SD) 107 (26) 109 (24) 103 (31) 6 (−1–12)
 White blood cell count, cells/mL (mean, SD) 16.2 (10.2) 15.9 (10.1) 17.0 (10.3) −1.1 (−3.7–1.5)
ED Charges, Total, dollars (median, IQR) $3640 (2861 – 5234) $3840 (2947 – 5661) $3380 (2793 – 4356) 334 (71–653)
 Hospital Facility Charges (median, IQR) $2776 (2232 – 3706) $2863 (2288 – 3772) $2574 (2049 – 3264) 264 (63–482)
 Professional Fees (median, IQR) $760 (660–1496) $1050 (681–1950) $681 (660–1050) 19 (0–21)
Comorbidities
 Peripheral vascular disease, n (%) 17 (6) 10 (5) 7 (8) −3.7 (− 9.7–2.3)
 Paralysis, n (%) 17 (6) 14 (7) 3 (4) 3.0 (− 2.9–9.0)
 Neurologic disorders, n (%) 35 (12) 27 (13) 8 (10) 3.2 (− 5.1–11.4)
 COPD, n (%) 47 (16) 32 (15) 15 (18) −2.9 (− 12.3–6.4)
 DM with complications, n (%) 23 (8) 20 (9) 3 (4) 5.9 (−1.0–12.7)
 Hypothyroidism, n (%) 23 (8) 17 (8) 6 (7) 0.8 (−6.0–7.7)
 Renal failure, n (%) 38 (13) 29 (14) 9 (11) 2.9 (−5.7–11.5)
 Liver disease, n (%) 42 (14) 23 (11) 19 (23) −12.0 (−20.8 - -3.1)
 Metastatic cancer, n (%) 18 (6) 11 (5) 7 (8) −3.2 (−9.3–2.9)
 Solid tumor without metastasis, n (%) 16 (5) 8 (4) 8 (10) −5.8 (−11.6 - -0.1)
 Coagulopathy, n (%) 53 (18) 30 (14) 23 (28) −13.4 (−23.2 - -3.7)
 Fluid and electrolyte disorders, n (%) 231 (79) 153 (73) 78 (94) −21.4 (−31.7 - -11.3)
 Deficiency anemia, n (%) 34 (12) 30 (14) 4 (5) 9.4 (1.2–17.5)
 Hypertension, n (%) 96 (32) 7 (3) 5 (6) 17.0 (5.1–28.8)
APACHE-II score (mean, SD) 16.9 (7.0) 16.2 (6.5) 18.6 (7.8) −2.4 (−4.1 - -0.6)
28-day ICU-free days (median, IQR) 22 (0–26) 25 (22–26) 0 (0–0) 25 (24–25)
28-day hospital free days (median, IQR) 12 (0–21) 18 (10–22) 0 (0–0) 18 (17–20)