Characteristics and outcomes of patients screened by rapid response team who transferred to the intensive care unit

Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with transfer to the ICU

	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	OR	95% CI	P-value	OR	95% CI	P-value
Age	0.994	0.986 – 1.002	0.146
Male	1.134	0.878 – 1.464	0.335
BMI	1.009	0.979 – 1.040	0.551
Medical	1.326	1.000 – 1.759	0.050	1.045	0.731 – 1.493	0.811
SOFA score	1.297	1.226 – 1.371	< 0.001	1.281	1.184 – 1.386	< 0.001
NEWS	1.117	1.068 – 1.167	< 0.001	1.065	1.006 – 1.128	0.032
Vital sign
MBP	1.002	0.996 – 1.008	0.547
HR	1.009	1.003 – 1.014	0.001	1.005	0.997 – 1.012	0.210
RR	1.010	0.991 – 1.029	0.301
Underlying disease
Solid tumor	0.849	0.605 – 1.191	0.343
Hematologic malignancy	0.562	0.297 – 1.061	0.076
Chronic lung disease	0.560	0.375 – 0.834	0.004	0.742	0.458 – 1.202	0.225
Chronic heart disease	1.100	0.814 – 1.487	0.535
Chronic hepatobiliary disease	1.629	1.080 – 2.457	0.020	1.189	0.708 – 1.998	0.512
Cerebrovascular disease	0.927	0.663 – 1.297	0.660
Chronic kidney disease	1.323	0.894 – 1.958	0.162
Diabetes	1.111	0.851 – 1.450	0.438
Laboratory findings
WBC	1.010	0.997 – 1.022	0.128
Hb	0.977	0.923 – 1.034	0.426
Platelet	0.999	0.998 – 1.000	0.018	1.002	1.001 – 1.004	0.002
T-bilirubin	1.047	1.005 – 1.090	0.026	0.975	0.936 – 1.016	0.224
Creatinine	1.115	1.037 – 1.198	0.003	0.918	0.828 – 1.018	0.104
Lactate	1.251	1.164 – 1.345	< 0.001	1.161	1.074 – 1.255	< 0.001
CRP	1.009	0.995 – 1.022	0.213

ICU Intensive care unit, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, BMI Body mass index, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, NEWS National Early Warning Score, MBP Mean blood pressure, HR Heart rate, RR Respiratory rate, WBC White blood cell, Hb Hemoglobin, CRP C-reactive protein

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