Anaemia in the first week may be associated with long-term mortality among critically ill patients: propensity score-based analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anaemia is highly prevalent in critically ill patients; however, the long-term effect on mortality remains unclear.

Methods

We retrospectively included patients admitted to the medical intensive care units (ICUs) during 2015-2020 at the Taichung Veterans General Hospital. The primary outcome of interest was one-year mortality, and hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were determined to assess the association. We used propensity score matching (PSM) and propensity score matching methods, including inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) as well as covariate balancing propensity score (CBPS), in the present study.

Results

A total of 7,089 patients were eligible for analyses, and 45.0% (3,189/7,089) of them had anaemia, defined by

SUBMITTER: Lin IH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10035173 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature