Outcomes of Patients Transferred to Tertiary Center by Life-Saving System in Saudi Arabia. A Propensity Score Matching Observational Study
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31 ott 2024
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Categoria dell'articolo: Research Article
Pubblicato online: 31 ott 2024
Pagine: 368 - 375
Ricevuto: 09 mag 2024
Accettato: 06 set 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2024-0038
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© 2024 Mohammed Soliman et al., published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Unmatched groups’ demographic and clinical characteristics
| Age |
45.1 ± 19.4 | 46.4 ± 20.9 | −1.3 (−3.7, 1.05) | 0.2 |
| Sex: Female |
1135 (40%) | 109 (33.2%) | 6.7% (1.1%, 12.1%) | 0.02 |
| Admission Category |
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| Fast Track | 268 (9.44%) | 6 (1.83%) | 7.6% (5.3%, 9.2%) | <0.001 |
| Maternity | 430 (15.14) | 14 (4.27%) | 10.9% (7.8%, 13.2%) | <0.001 |
| Medical | 1096 (38.59%) | 158 (48.17%) | 9.6% (3.8%, 15.4%) | 0.001 |
| Surgical | 778 (27.39) | 93 (28.35%) | 1% (−4.1%, 6.4%) | 0.8 |
| Trauma | 268 (9.44%) | 57 (17.38%) | 7.9% (3.8%, 12.6%) | <0.001 |
| PMR |
19.1 ± 17.9 | 23.2 ± 21.3 | −4.1 (−6.5,−1.7) | 0.004 |
Matched groups’ outcome comparisons
| Mortality |
216 (32.9%) | 114 (34.8%) | 1.9% (−4.5%, 8.4%) | 0.6 |
| LOS |
10 ± 13.1 | 11.6 ± 12.4 | −1.6 (−3.2, 0.1) |
0.005 |
Matched groups’ demographic and clinical characteristics
| Age |
45.7 ± 20.1 | 46.4 ± 20.9 | −0.7 (−3.5, 2.04) | 0 |
| Sex: Female |
220 (33.5%) | 109 (33.2%) | 0.3% (−6.2%, 6.6%) | 0.97 |
| Admission Category |
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| Fast Track | 15 (2.29%) | 6 (1.83%) | 0.5% (−1.9%, 2.3%) | 0.8 |
| Maternity | 25 (3.81%) | 14 (4.27%) | 0.5% (−2.1%, 3.6%) | 0.9 |
| Medical | 317 (48.32%) | 158 (48.17%) | 0.2% (−6.6%, 6.9%) | 0.98 |
| Surgical | 192 (29.27%) | 93 (28.35%) | 0.9% (−5.3%, 7%) | 0.8 |
| Trauma | 107 (16.31%) | 57 (17.38%) | 1.1% (3.9%, 6.4%) | 0.7 |
| PMR |
23.9 ± 22 | 23.2 ± 21.3 | 0.7 (−2.2, 3.6) | 0.8 |