Title: Association Between Levels of Intensive Care and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Sepsis Stratified by Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Scores<br/>Author: Quincy Tran<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/1281/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p> <strong>Settings</strong>: Retrospective study of a national inpatient database (Japan).</p> <p> <strong>Participants</strong>:</p> <ul> <li> All patients who were admitted between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2021 with a SOFA score > 2 on admission day.</li> <li> Propensity score matching using SOFA score at admission was used to group patients according to the first unit of admission. The units of admissions were: ICU, High-dependency unit (HDU, which is also called Intermediate care unit), general ward.</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Outcome measurement</strong>: Primary outcome was in-hospital mortality, after propensity score matching.</p> <p> <strong>Study Results</strong>:</p> <ul> <li> There were 19770 patients admitted to the IC, 23066 patients in the HDU and 54,234 patients in the ward.</li> <li> There were no significant differences in in-hospital mortality among cohorts with SOFA scores of 3–5.</li> <li> Patients with SOFA => 6 and admitted to the ICU or HDU were associated with lower mortality than patients with same SOFA score but admitted to the ward (Risk difference -2.3 (95% CI -4.6 to -0.1, P=0.041).</li> <li> Patients who had SOFA > 12 and was admitted to the ICU group were associated with significantly lower in-hospital mortality than those with similar SOFA score but was admitted to the HDU (Risk difference -4.3, 95% CI -7.5 to -1.0, P = 0.010)</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Discussion</strong>:</p> <ul> <li> Most of the high SOFA scores among ICU patients were due to norepinephrine or mechanical ventilation.</li> <li> Patients with SOFA 2-5 and were admitted to the ICU/HDU were associated with higher mortality than those admitted to the ward. This was mostly from patients who needed intensive monitoring, and not support for organ failure.</li> <li> ICU admission is also associated with certain adverse events (2).</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Conclusion</strong>:</p> <p> Risk-stratifying patients according to SOFA score is a potential strategy for appropriate admission strategies.</p> <p> </p> <fieldset><legend>References</legend>
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