Limitations, n = 238 | No limitations, n = 2804 | Model A aOR (95% CI) | Model B aOR (95% CI) | |
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Patient characteristics | ||||
Age | 73.0 ± 13.5 | 61.6 ± 16.0 | 1.04 (1.03–1.06) | 1.05 (1.03–1.06) |
Female sex | 106 (44.5%) | 1000 (35.6%) | 1.30 (0.93–1.81) | 1.30 (0.92–1.78) |
Reason for ICU admission | ||||
Other Sepsis Coma or encephalopathy Worsening of chronic disease | 77 (32.3%) 33 (13.9%) 61 (25.6%) 67 (28.1%) | 1816 (64.8%) 377 (13.4%) 326 (11.6%) 285 (10.2%) | 1 0.94 (0.57–1.57) 3.96 (2.50–6.30) 2.34 (1.50–3.66) | 1 0.97 (0.58–1.62) 3.88 (2.45–6.13) 2.34 (1.50–3.66) |
Predicted risk of death (%) | 46.3 [24.0–63.9] | 12.0 [5.1–29.0] | 1.03 (1.02–1.04) | 1.03 (1.02–1.04) |
Prior functional Knaus status: | ||||
Class A Class B Class C Class D | 37 (15.5%) 96 (40.3%) 76 (31.9%) 29 (12.2%) | 1708 (60.9%) 848 (30.2%) 211 (7.5%) 34 (1.2%) | 1 3.80 (2.44–5.92) 13.44 (8.00–22.58) 36.94 (17.34–78.71) | 1 3.71 (2.39–5.77) 13.30 (7.93–22.32) 36.77 (17.29–78.20) |
Hospital characteristics | ||||
Intermediate care unit available | ||||
Yes No | 43 (18.1%) 195 (81.9%) | 826 (29.4%) 1978 (70.5%) | 1 1.85 (1.00–3.44) | |
Patients with limitations on life support outside the ICU | ||||
Yes No | 143 (60.1%) 95 (39.9%) | 1928 (68.7%) 876 (31.2%) | 1 2.57 (1.45–4.57) | |
Hospital variance (SE) LR test; p value | 0.765 (0.271) 54.38; p < 0.001 | 0.453 (0.191) 24.69; p < 0.001 | ||
Intraclass correlation coefficient | 0.189 | 0.121 | ||
Median odds ratio (95% CI) | 2.30 (1.59–2.96) | 1.90 (1.31–2.38) |