Mortality Predictors and Associated Factors in Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Prevalence ratios for death.
Death
PR (CI 95%)
PRa (CI 95%)
value
Age
1.02 (1.01–1.03)
1.02 (1.01–1.03)
0.009
CAM
Delirium
1.41 (0.92–2.18)
No delirium
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Hospitalization type
Clinical
1.53 (0.42–5.57)
Dehydration
2.20 (1.03–4.72)
2.51 (1.55–4.08)
<0.001
Hydroelectrolytic disorder
1.67 (1.07–2.62)
Changes in glycemic index
1.84 (1.19–2.83)
Hypothermia
1.85 (0.97–3.49)
Physical containment
1.47 (0.92–2.34)
Tube feed
2.09 (1.15–3.81)
1.85 (1.01–3.37)
0.045
Mechanical ventilation use
1.58 (1.03–2.42)
Wound injury
1.52 (0.97–2.38)
Anticonvulsant use
0.61 (0.34–1.07)
0.51 (0.27–0.96)
0.036
Insulin use
1.60 (1.03–2.50)
Charlson score
1.09 (1.01–1.18)
PR, prevalence ratio. PRa, adjusted prevalence ratio. CI 95%, 95% confidence interval. The multifactorial analysis using the Cox regression model indicated that patients admitted from the emergency (HR = 0.40, ) and patients with an altered glycemic index (HR = 1.68, ) were more likely to die in the ICU (Table 3).
