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Patient Characteristics Independently Associated with Each Process of Care* |
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| Characteristics classified by each process |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
P value |
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| Any ED antibiotics |
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| Age ≥65 |
2.03 |
(1.28–3.21) |
0.003 |
| Heart rate† |
1.01 |
(1.004–1.02) |
0.005 |
| Confusion |
0.48 |
(0.27–0.85) |
0.012 |
| HIV |
0.31 |
(0.17–0.59) |
<0.001 |
| Shortness of breath |
0.58 |
(0.36–0.91) |
0.018 |
| Normal lung examination |
0.58 |
(0.38–0.89) |
0.013 |
| ED antibiotics within 4 hours |
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| Age ≥65 |
1.1 |
(0.83–1.43) |
0.484 |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
1.87 |
(1.12–3.11) |
0.016 |
| Temperature† |
1.11 |
(1.04–1.19) |
0.003 |
| Respiratory rate† |
1.05 |
(1.02–1.07) |
<0.001 |
| Normal lung examination |
0.59 |
(0.43–0.81) |
0.001 |
| White blood cell count† |
1.02 |
(1.001–1.04) |
0.038 |
| Chest x-ray with pneumonia |
1.74 |
(1.31–2.30) |
<0.001 |
| Blood cultures in ED |
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| Age ≥65 |
1.02 |
(0.78–1.32) |
0.9 |
| Cough |
1.31 |
(1.01–1.70) |
0.04 |
| Fever |
1.68 |
(1.28–2.22) |
<0.001 |
| Abdominal pain |
2.26 |
(1.27–4.03) |
0.006 |
| Confusion |
2.03 |
(1.34–3.07) |
0.001 |
| Neoplasm |
1.85 |
(1.35–2.53) |
<0.001 |
| Liver disease |
3.02 |
(1.30–6.99) |
0.01 |
| Temperature† |
1.16 |
(1.08–1.24) |
<0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure† |
0.99 |
(0.99–1.00) |
0.007 |
| Chest x-ray with pneumonia |
1.38 |
(1.06–1.79) |
0.018 |
| Assessment of oxygenation in ED |
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| Age ≥65 |
2.10 |
(1.18–3.72) |
0.011 |
| Shortness of breath |
2.27 |
(1.37–3.75) |
0.001 |
| Heart rate† |
1.02 |
(1.004–1.03) |
0.012 |
| Fever |
0.53 |
(0.31–0.89) |
0.016 |
| Abdominal pain |
0.45 |
(0.21–0.96) |
0.039 |
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* Values are odds ratios (95% CI). P values represent the Wald statistic. †Continuous variables | |||
Caterino et al. BMC Emergency Medicine 2008 8:6 doi:10.1186/1471-227X-8-6 |
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