Table 4 Results of sensitivity analyses excluding patients admitted to hospitals with both ICU and HDU beds after propensity score matching
Outcomes | After propensity score matching | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
ICU | HDU | Difference | P value | |
(n = 11,527) | (n = 11,527) | (95% CI) | ||
In-hospital mortality | 1,465 (12.7) | 1,480 (12.8) | − 0.1 (− 1.9 to 1.6) | 0.88 |
Length of hospital stay, days | 27 ± 26 | 28 ± 27 | − 0.9 (− 2.9 to 1.0) | 0.33 |
Length of ICU/HDU stay, days | 5 ± 7 | 5 ± 7 | − 0.9 (− 1.4 to − 0.5) | < 0.001 |
Total hospitalization cost, USD | 14,501 (17,070) | 12,584 (11,462) | 1916 (918 to 2914) | < 0.001 |
Complications after admission | ||||
Pneumonia | 431 (3.7) | 496 (4.3) | − 0.6 (− 1.4 to 0.3) | 0.18 |
Stroke | 293 (2.5) | 253 (2.2) | 0.3 (− 0.2 to 0.9) | 0.24 |
Endoscopic hemostasis for GI bleeding | 53 (0.5) | 59 (0.5) | − 0.05 (− 0.24 to 0.13) | 0.58 |
Catheter-related bloodstream infection | 21 (0.2) | 13 (0.1) | 0.07 (− 0.03 to 0.17) | 0.18 |
Clostridioides difficile infection | 46 (0.4) | 47 (0.4) | 0.00 (− 0.25 to 0.23) | 0.94 |