Table 5 Results of sensitivity analyses of in-hospital mortality between patients in resource-rich ICUs versus HDUs, standard ICUs versus HDUs, and resource-rich ICUs versus standard ICUs
Sensitivity analyses | After propensity score matching | ||
|---|---|---|---|
In-hospital | Difference, % | P value | |
Mortality, n (%) | (95% CI) | ||
Resource-rich ICU vs. HDU | |||
Resource-rich ICU | 956/9661 (9.9) | − 1.1 (− 2.4 to 0.4) | 0.16 |
HDU | 1065/9661 (11.0) | ||
Standard ICU vs. HDU | |||
Standard ICU | 6272/57,384 (10.9) | − 0.6 (− 1.5 to 0.3) | 0.22 |
HDU | 6596/57,384 (11.5) | ||
Resource-rich ICU vs. standard ICU | |||
Resource-rich ICU | 986/9745 (10.1) | − 1.2 (− 2.6 to 0.2) | 0.085 |
Standard ICU | 1106/9745 (11.3) | ||