Table 3 Univariate comparison of organ support, treatment limitations and mortality in THS versus SHI.

From: A retrospective cohort study comparing differences in 30-day mortality among critically ill patients aged ≥ 70 years treated in European tax-based healthcare systems (THS) versus social health insurance systems

 

THS

SHI

p-value

n = 1520

n = 886

 

Organ support n (%)

Mechanical ventilation

1040 (68)

623 (70)

0.33

Vasoactive medication

1016 (67)

594 (67)

0.9

Renale replacement therapy

255 (17)

91 (10)

< 0.001

Non-invasive ventilation

317 (21)

283 (32)

< 0.001

Treatment limitation n (%)

Any treatment limitation

600 (40)

337 (39)

0.37

Treatment withholding

510 (34)

270 (31)

0.09

Treatment withdrawal

280 (19)

204 (23)

0.01

Mortality n (%)

ICU mortality

666 (44)

404 (46)

0.41

30-day-mortality

713 (47)

441 (50)

0.16

90-day-mortality

779 (55)

477 (57)

0.22

  1. Categorical variables were compared using Chi-square.
  2. ICU intensive care unit, SHI social health insurance system, THS tax-based health system.
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