National early warning score (NEWS) and the new alternative SpO2 scale during rapid response team reviews: a prospective observational study

Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors independently associated with immediate and in-hospital outcomes of RRT patients

	Multivariate analysis
Transfer to ICU or new LOMT	Odds ratio	95% CI	p-value
Age	1.00	0.99–1.01	0.92
Non-elective hospital admission	0.92	0.62–1.37	0.69
CCI	1.03	0.94–1.12	0.58
Sex (female)	0.77	0.60–1.07	0.13
Medical patient	0.95	0.67–1.35	0.77
Surgery 0–24 h before the review	0.70	0.39–1.27	0.24
Preceding ICU admission	1.11	0.65–1.88	0.70
National early warning score	1.28	1.22–1.35	<0.01
Review during on-call time^a	1.03	0.70–1.50	0.90
Died in hospital or discharged with LOMT and/or CPC 3–4
Age	1.04	1.03–1.015	< 0.01
Non-elective hospital admission	2.93	1.92–4.47	< 0.01
CCI	1.11	1.02–1.21	0.02
Sex (female)	1.08	0.78–1.48	0.65
Medical patient	1.14	0.82–1.59	0.45
Surgery 0–24 h before the review	0.99	0.56–1.75	0.98
Preceding ICU admission	1.30	0.76–2.22	0.34
National early warning score	1.15	1.10–1.21	< 0.01
Review during on-call time^a	1.02	0.71–1.47	0.93

The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit Chi-squares (7.84, p = 0.45) and (13.2, P = 0.10) indicated a good fit for both the models. RRT Rapid response team, ICU Intensive care unit, LOMT Limitations of medical treatment, CI Confidence interval, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, CPC Cerebral performance category. ^aOn-call time: Other than Monday − Friday 7.30 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.

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