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Table 4 Factors of importance in the estimation of mortality in ARDS and cardiac arrest

From: Program on high value cost-conscious education in intensive care: Educational program on prediction of outcome and cost awareness on Intensive Care admission

Factor

Pre- education

Post- education

Mortality 40–80%

Mortality > 80%

Mortality 40–80%

Mortality > 80%

OR (CI)

p

OR (CI)

p

OR (CI)

p

OR (CI)

p

Presence of haematological malignancy

0.188 (0.042–0.847)

0.029

0.161 (0.036–0.720)

0.017

4.320 (2.089–8.933)

0.000

3.124 (1.497–6.519)

0.002

Acute kidney failure

0.056 (0.007–0.426)

0.005

0.023 (0.003–0.169)

0.000

0.79 (0.010–0.604)

0.014

0.024 (0.003–0.177)

0.000

Location of cardiac arrest

6.740 (0.846–53.708)

0.072

9.274 (1.2–71.697)

0.033

NA

NA

0.406 (0.168–0.981)

0.045

Delay until start CPR

0.045 (0.010–0.199)

0.00

0.021 (0.005–0.94)

0.000

0.038 (0.005–0.294)

0.02

0.013 (0.002–0.100)

0.000

First heart rhythm in cardiac arrest

0.610 (0.283–1.314)

0.207

0.631 (0.297–1.343)

0.232

0.541 (0.269–1.555)

0.330

0.541 (0.225–1.297)

0.168

Severity of ARDS

0.065 (0.018–0.236)

0.000

0.012 (0.003–0.055)

0.000

0.056 (0.007–0.443)

0.006

NA

NA

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval 95%, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, OHCA out of hospital cardiac arrest