Table 5 Univariable and multivariable analysis of the risk of prolonged ICU stay and in-hospital mortality after development of a new significant ventricular, supraventricular arrhythmia, and premature complexes
From: Risk factors and clinical outcomes of arrhythmias in the medical intensive care unit
Prolonged ICU staya,b | Mortality | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Univariable | Multivariablec | Univariable | Multivariablec | |||||||
n (%) | RR (95 % CI) | p value | RR (95 % CI) | p value | RR (95 % CI) | p value | RR (95 % CI) | p value | ||
Sex | ||||||||||
Female | 87 (40.5) | Ref | Ref | |||||||
Male | 128 (59.5) | 1.02 (0.76-1.37) | 0.897 | – | – | 0.87 (0.56–1.36) | 0.542 | – | – | |
Age | ||||||||||
21–50 | 66 (30.7) | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||||
51–70 | 79 (36.7) | 1.67 (1.13–2.48) | 0.011 | 1.60 (1.09–2.36) | 0.017 | 1.67 (0.84–3.32) | 0.143 | 1.32 (0.68–2.55) | 0.411 | |
>71 | 70 (32.6) | 1.46 (0.96–2.21) | 0.078 | 1.34 (0.87–2.05) | 0.185 | 2.55 (1.34–4.85) | 0.004 | 1.76 (0.91–3.38) | 0.092 | |
Mediators | ||||||||||
0–2 | 84 (39.1) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||
3–4 | 92 (42.8) | 1.44 (1.03–2.03) | 0.034 | 1.35 (0.97–1.89) | 0.075 | 4.30 (2.01–9.22) | <0.001 | 3.98 (1.89–8.37) | <0.001 | |
≥5 | 39 (18.1) | 1.39 (0.92–2.11) | 0.121 | 1.17 (0.76–1.80) | 0.480 | 5.23 (2.36–11.59) | <0.001 | 4.12 (1.80–9.43) | 0.001 | |
Arrhythmias | ||||||||||
SVA | 38 (17.7)b | 44 (20.5) | 1.55 (1.17–2.07) | 0.003 | 1.47 (1.09–1.97) | 0.011 | 1.94 (1.25–3.02) | 0.003 | 1.38 (0.89–2.15) | 0.146 |
VA | 16 (7.4)b | 27 (12.6) | 0.94 (0.53–1.67) | 0.822 | – | – | 2.06 (1.29–3.29) | 0.003 | 1.93 (1.18–3.15) | 0.008 |
PC | 59 (27.4)b | 82 (38.1) | 0.83 (0.59–1.18) | 0.310 | – | – | 1.36 (0.87–2.12) | 0.174 | 0.94 (0.61–1.45) | 0.789 |