Table 2 Thirty-day mortality and Hazard-Ratio for sepsis patients arriving without public prehospital transport, ambulance or MECU to an Acute Medical Unit
From: Dispatch and prehospital transport for acute septic patients: an observational study
| Â | N | 30-day mortality | Crude HR | Adjusted HR (gender and age) | Adjusted HR (all variables) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
 Female | 920 | 132 (14.3%) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
 Male | 793 | 113 (14.2%) | 0.99 (0.77–1.28) | 1.02 (0.79–1.31) | 0.96 (0.74–1.23) |
 Age |  |  | 1.05 (1.04–1.06) | 1.05 (1.04–1.06) | 1.04 (1.03–1.06) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | |||||
 0 | 570 | 56 (9.8%) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
 1–2 | 415 | 47 (11.3%) | 1.15 (0.78–1.70) | 0.76 (0.51–1.12) | 0.79 (0.53–1.17) |
  > 2 | 728 | 142 (19.5%) | 2.08 (1.52–2.83) | 1.23 (0.90–1.68) | 1.26 (0.92–1.73) |
No. organ dysfunct. per patient | |||||
 1 | 621 | 38 (6.1%) |  |  |  |
 2 | 651 | 79 (12.1%) | 4.46 (3.01–6.60) | 3.34 (2.25–4.96) | 3.18 (1.23–8.22) |
 3+ | 300 | 73 (24.3%) | 7.14 (4.49–11.34) | 5.03 (3.16–8.02) | 4.88 (1.90–12.50) |
Arrival category | |||||
 Without public prehospital transport | 1,073 | 136 (12.7%) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
 Ambulance | 506 | 81 (16.0%) | 1.30 (0.98–1.71) | 1.23 (0.93–1.62) | 1.30 (0.98–1.71) |
 MECU | 134 | 28 (20.9%) | 1.76 (1.17–2.65) | 1.70 (1.13–2.55) | 1.76 (1.16–2.66) |
Sepsis category | |||||
 Sepsis | 621 | 38 (6.1%) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
 Severe sepsis | 1,071 | 199 (18.6%) | 3.30 (2.33–4.66) | 2.62 (1.85–3.71) | 9.51 (1.96–46.15) |
 septic shock | 21 | 8 (38.1%) | 8.23 (3.84–17.64) | 7.39 (3.44–15.87) | 8.99 (2.13–38.02) |