Table 4 Odds Ratio of Emergency Severity Index, Hospital admission, ICU admission, Medical Resources Utilization for Congestive heart failure vs. Non-congestive heart failure Patients, NHAMCS 2014–2016
Crude Odds Ratio | Adjusted for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | + Social economic | + Visiting & Clinical | ||
ESI Score: Immediate or Emergent vs. Semi- or Non-Urgent | 6.92 (5.77–8.30) | 3.98 (3.30–4.81) | 3.87 (3.21–4.68) | 3.03 (2.48–3.71) |
ESI Score: Urgent vs. Semi- or Non-Urgent | 3.24 (2.75–3.82) | 2.32 (1.96–2.75) | 2.28 (1.93–2.70) | 2.07 (1.74–2.47) |
Hospital Admission | 5.78 (5.24–6.39) | 3.14 (2.83–3.49) | 3.00 (2.70–3.33) | 2.56 (2.28–2.87) |
ICU | 6.85 (5.67–8.28) | 3.43 (2.82–4.19) | 3.17 (2.59–3.87) | 2.19 (1.77–2.71) |
Death | 5.11 (3.54–7.38) | 1.98 (1.36–2.90) | 1.87 (1.27–2.74) | 1.05 (0.69–1.62) |
Left before/after triage | 0.46 (0.30–0.72) | 0.71 (0.46–1.11) | 0.64 (0.41–1.00) | 0.60 (0.38–0.93) |
Blood test | 4.43 (3.92–5.01) | 2.93 (2.59–3.33) | 2.88 (2.53–3.27) | 2.54 (2.21–2.91) |
Any imaging | 2.91 (2.61–3.25) | 1.86 (1.66–2.09) | 1.85 (1.65–2.07) | 1.77 (1.57–1.99) |
X-ray | 3.52 (3.18–3.89) | 2.27 (2.04–2.52) | 2.21 (1.99–2.45) | 2.00 (1.79–2.24) |
CT | 1.33 (1.19–1.49) | 0.83 (0.74–0.93) | 0.82 (0.73–0.93) | 0.90 (0.79–1.02) |
Ultrasound | 0.96 (0.77–1.20) | 1.43 (1.13–1.80) | 1.52 (1.20–1.92) | 1.69 (1.33–2.15) |
MRI | 0.83 (0.49–1.39) | 0.54 (0.32–0.91) | 0.59 (0.35–1.00) | 0.76 (0.44–1.30) |
Procedure | 1.33 (1.21–1.46) | 1.19 (1.08–1.31) | 1.19 (1.08–1.32) | 1.18 (1.06–1.30) |