Effect of admission time on mortality in an intensive care unit in Mainland China: a propensity score matching analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The relationship between admission time and intensive care unit (ICU) mortality is inconclusive and influenced by various factors. This study aims to estimate the effect of admission time on ICU outcomes in a tertiary teaching hospital in China by propensity score matching (PSM) and stratified analysis.

Methods

A total of 2,891 consecutive patients were enrolled in this study from 1 January 2009 to 29 December 2011. Multivariate logistic regression and survival analysis were performed in this retrospective study. PSM and stratified analysis were applied for confounding factors, such as Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score and admission types.

Results

Compared with office hour subgroup (n = 2,716), nighttime (NT, n = 175) sub

SUBMITTER: Ju MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4055975 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature