Research Article

Direct Discharge from the Critical Care Resuscitation Unit: Results from a Longitudinal Assessment

Table 1

Variables for ordinal logistic regressions. All variables were included in the models; we only reported statistically significant variables in the article.

(1) Continuous variables
Age (years)
SOFA score at CCRU arrival
SOFA score at CCRU discharge
‘MAP at CCRU arrival
‘MAP at CCRU discharge
WBC at CCRU arrival
WBC at CCRU discharge
‘Hemoglobin at CCRU arrival
‘Hemoglobin at CCRU discharge
Lactate at CCRU arrival
Lactate at CCRU discharge
Troponin at CCRU arrival
Troponin at CCRU discharge
Total number of infusions
Total number of transfusions
Total number of telemedicine visits

(2) Categorical variables
Gender, female
Race
Past medical history
 Hypertension
 Diabetes
 Liver disease
 Kidney disease
 Any heart disease
Requiring central line
Requiring invasive mechanical ventilation
Diagnoses

CCRU, critical care resuscitation unit; MAP, mean arterial pressure; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; WBC, white blood cell count.