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Table 2 Differences in ICU performance before and after Tele-ICU implementation

From: An evaluation of the impact of the implementation of the Tele-ICU: a retrospective observational study

Variable

Jul. 2015–Jun. 2016 (n = 893)

Jul. 2018–Jun. 2019 (n = 2896)

p value

Actual ICU mortality, n (%)

76 (8.5)

109 (3.8)

 < 0.001

Predicted ICU mortality (%), median [IQR]

1.50 [0.10, 95.10]

1.50 [0.10, 96.60]

0.467

Actual hospital mortality, n (%)

111 (12.4)

222 (7.7)

 < 0.001

Predicted hospital mortality (%), median [IQR]

4.20 [0.00, 97.90]

4.20 [0.20, 97.70]

0.673

Actual ICU LOS (days), median [IQR]

1.62 [0.39, 66.54]

1.02 [0.00, 418.06]

 < 0.001

Predicted ICU LOS (days), median [IQR]

3.41 [0.23, 12.98]

3.32 [0.11, 14.19]

0.220

Actual hospital LOS (days), median [IQR]

15.02 [0.50, 743.56]

17.01 [0.06, 418.06]

 < 0.001

Predicted hospital LOS (days), median [IQR]

11.82 [1.06, 140.51]

11.83 [0.05, 64.74]

0.934

  1. The predicted value was obtained from the APACHE IV score
  2. APACHE acute physiological and chronic health evaluation, ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range, LOS length of stay, DOV duration of ventilation
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Journal of Intensive Care

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