Table 6: Comparison of the outcomes of patients with prolonged ICU stays.

From: Outcomes and factors associated with prolonged stays among patients admitted to adult intensive care unit in a resource-limited setting: a multicenter chart review

Variables

Categories

Outcome of prolonged ICU stay

P-value

Died (N%) n = 30

Survived (N%) n = 39

Vasopressors

Yes

8 (72.7)

3 (27.3)

0.033

No

22 (37.9)

36 (62.1)

 

Complication

Yes

28 (54.9)

23 (45.1)

0.001

No

2 (11.1)

16 (88.9)

 

Acute kidney injury

Yes

11 (91.7)

1 (8.3)

 < 0.001

No

19 (33.3)

38 (66.7)

 

Pressure sore

Yes

15 (62.5)

9 (37.5)

0.020

No

15 (33.3)

30 (66.7)

 

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Yes

5 (83.3)

1 (16.7)

0.039

No

25 (39.7)

38 (60.3)

 
  1. Significant values are in bold.
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