Comparison of Risks Factors for Unplanned ICU Transfer after ED Admission in Patients with Infections and Those without Infections

Table 2

Clinical features and outcomes in patients with infections and those without infections.

	With infections; 𝑛=350	Without infections; 𝑛=699	Combined; 𝑁=1049	𝑃^a
Times of arrival				0.10
12 AM to 8 AM	61 (17.4)	129 (18.5)	190 (18.1)
8 AM to 4 PM	151 (43.1)	341 (48.8)	492 (46.9)
4 PM to 12 AM	138 (39.4)	229 (32.8)	367 (35.0)
Outcomes				0.003
Discharged home	282 (80.6)	619 (88.6)	901 (85.9%)
Death	42 (12.0)	49 (7.0)	91 (8.7%)	0.01^b
Transfer to chronic care facility	24 (6.9)	25 (3.6)	49 (4.7%)
Transfer to another hospital	2 (0.6)	6 (0.9)	8 (0.8%)
Deterioration within 48 hours (Nd)	135 (38.6)	178 (25.5)	313 (29.8)	<0.001^b
Site when deteriorations occurred; 𝑛 (% within Nd)				0.03^b
Emergency department	56 (41.5)	52 (29.2)	108 (34.5)
Ward	79 (58.5)	126 (70.8)	205 (65.5)
Resuscitation upon deterioration; 𝑛 (% within Nd)				0.89
No resuscitation	119 (88.1)	156 (87.6)	275 (87.9)
CPR^c-death	1 (0.7)	3 (1.7)	4 (1.3)
CPR-ROSC^d	6 (4.4)	6 (4.4)	13 (4.2)
Endotracheal intubation only	9 (6.7)	9 (6.8)	21 (6.7)

Data are expressed as 𝑛 (%) unless otherwise noted.
aChi-square.
bFisher’s exact.
cCPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
dROSC: recovery of spontaneous circulation.