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Table 3 Patient deterioration outcomes in different timeframes during the patient’s stay in-hospital and divided by infection and sepsis on emergency department presentation

From: Repeated vital sign measurements in the emergency department predict patient deterioration within 72 hours: a prospective observational study

 

Acute Kidney Injury

Liver failure

Respiratory failure

Organ failure

ICU admission

In-hospital mortality

Deteriorated

Single

Multiple

Total (N = 359, 100.0%)

 At ED admission

45 (12.5%)

21 (5.8%)

14 (3.9%)

72 (20.1%)

4 (1.1%)

–

–

76 (21.2%)

 24 h after ED admission

51 (14.2%)

22 (6.1%)

29 (8.1%)

82 (22.8%)

10 (2.8%)

16 (4.5%)

1 (0.3%)

98 (27.3%)

 48 h after ED admission

57 (15.9%)

23 (6.4%)

33 (9.2%)

83 (23.1%)

15 (4.2%)

18 (5.0%)

1 (0.3%)

102 (28.4%)

 72 h after ED admission

60 (16.7%)

23 (6.4%)

35 (9.7%)

87 (24.2%)

15 (4.2%) x

18 (5.0%)

3 (0.8%)

106 (29.5%)

 Until hospital discharge

70 (19.5%)

26 (7.2%)

43 (12.0%)

87 (24.2%)

24 (6.7%)xx

22 (6.1%)

12 (3.3%)

112 (31.2%)

Infection (N = 82, 22.8%)

 At ED admission

6 (7.3%)

4 (4.9%)

3 (3.7%)

11 (13.4%)

1 (1.2%)

–

–

12 (14.6%)

 24 h after ED admission

7 (8.5%)

4 (4.9%)

4 (4.9%)

11 (13.4%)

2 (2.4%)

2 (2.4%)

0 (0.0%)

15 (18.3%)

 48 h after ED admission

7 (8.5%)

4 (4.9%)

5 (6.1%)

12 (14.6%)

2 (2.4%)

2 (2.4%)

0 (0.0%)

15 (18.3%)

 72 h after ED admission

7 (8.5%)

4 (4.9%)

5 (6.1%)

12 (14.6%)

2 (2.4%)

2 (2.4%)

0 (0.0%)

15 (18.3%)

 Until hospital discharge

10 (12.2%)

6 (7.3%)

6 (7.3%)

14 (17.1%)

4 (4.9%)

3 (6.7%)

1 (1.2%)

18 (22.0%)

Sepsis (N = 277, 77.2%)

 At ED admission

39 (14.1%)

17 (6.1%)

11 (4.0%)

61 (22.0%)

3 (1.1%)

–

–

64 (23.1%)

 24 h after ED admission

44 (15.9%)

18 (6.5%)

25 (9.0%)

71 (25.6%)

8 (2.9%)

14 (5.1%)

1 (0.4%)

83 (30.0%)

 48 h after ED admission

50 (18.1%)

19 (6.9%)

28 (10.1%)

71 (25.6%)

13 (4.7%)

16 (5.8%)

1 (0.4%)

87 (31.4%)

 72 h after ED admission

53 (19.1%)

19 (6.9%)

30 (10.8%)

75 (27.1%)

13 (4.7%)x

16 (5.8%)

3 (1.1%)

91 (32.9%)

 Until hospital discharge

60 (21.7%)

20 (7.2%)

37 (13.4%)

73 (26.4%)

20 (7.2%) xx

19 (6.9%)

11 (4.0%)

94 (33.9%)

  1. ED: emergency department; x of which one patient with all three organ systems failing; xx of which four patient with all three organ systems failing