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Table 3 Results of subgroup analyses for in-hospital mortality

From: Intensive care unit versus high-dependency care unit for patients with acute heart failure: a nationwide propensity score-matched cohort study

Analyses

In-hospital mortality, n (%)

Difference, %

P value

ICU

HDU

(95% CI)

Overall cohort

6,696/62,352 (10.7)

7,101/62,352 (11.4)

 − 0.6 (− 1.5 to 0.2)

0.14

Subgroups

    

 Respiratory support

    

  No supplemental oxygen

1,087/12,005 (9.1)

1,055/12,106 (8.7)

0.3 (− 0.8 to 1.4)

0.54

  Supplemental oxygen

2,393/24,121 (9.9)

2,241/23,535 (9.5)

0.4 (− 0.3 to 1.1)

0.29

  Noninvasive ventilation

2,171/23,015 (9.4)

2,442/23,351 (10.5)

 − 1.0 (− 1.9 to − 0.1)

0.026

  Intubation

1,045/3,211 (32.5)

1,363/3,360 (40.6)

 − 8.0 (− 14.5 to − 1.5)

0.015

 Intravenous vasodilator

   

  Yes

2,958/42,058 (7.0)

3,146/41,971 (7.5)

 − 0.5 (− 1.0 to 0.1)

0.097

  No

3,738/20,294 (18.4)

3,955/20,381 (19.4)

 − 1.0 (− 3.1 to 1.1)

0.36

 Diuretic

    

  Yes

3,873/43,123 (9.0)

4,010/43,155 (9.3)

 − 0.3 (− 0.9 to 0.3)

0.30

  No

2,823/19,229 (14.7)

3,091/19,197 (16.1)

 − 1.4 (− 3.6 to 0.8)

0.21

 Inotrope

    

  Yes

1,527/8,735 (17.5)

1,549/8,843 (17.5)

0.0 (− 1.5 to 1.4)

0.96

  No

5,169/53,617 (9.6)

5,552/53,509 (10.4)

 − 0.7 (− 1.7 to 0.2)

0.13

 Vasopressor

    

  Yes

1,434/5,047 (28.4)

1,522/4,985 (30.5)

 − 2.1 (− 4.4 to 0.2)

0.070

  No

5,262/57,305 (9.2)

5,579/57,367 (9.7)

 − 0.5 (− 1.4 to 0.3)

0.19

 Mechanical circulatory support

   

  Yes

150/583 (25.7)

172/609 (28.2)

 − 2.5 (− 7.9 to 2.9)

0.36

  No

6,546/61,769 (10.6)

6,929/61,743 (11.2)

 − 0.6 (− 1.5 to 0.2)

0.16

 Renal replacement therapy

    

  Yes

306/3,052 (10.0)

282/3,087 (9.1)

0.9 (− 0.8 to 2.6)

0.31

  No

6,390/59,300 (10.8)

6,819/59,265 (11.5)

 − 0.7 (− 1.6 to 0.1)

0.12

  1. ICU intensive care unit; HDU high-dependency care unit; CI confidence interval