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Table 3 Logistic regression analyses of mortality on quality of care in ICU survivors

From: Influence of quality of intensive care on quality of life/return to work in survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome: prospective observational patient cohort study (DACAPO)

12 months follow up

unadjusted

minimally adjusted a

fully adjusted b

N

Odds Ratio (CI)

p-value

N

Odds Ratio (CI)

p-value

N

Odds Ratio (CI)

p-value

Volume

 N of ventilated patients per year/100

767

1.044 (1.013–1.076)

0.005

660

1.053 (1.017–1.090)

0.004

544

1.048 (1.008–1.090)

0.018

 Proportion of ventilated patients on all patients

749

1.476 (0.583–3.737)

0.411

646

1.228 (0.435–3.463)

0.698

533

1.856 (0.558–6.178)

0.313

Process quality

 Weekly microbiological ward rounds

811

1.386 (0.869–2.212)

0.171

702

1.483 (0.861–2.552)

0.155

575

1.579 (0.835–2.988)

0.160

Structural quality

 Proportion of physicians with completed specialised training on all physicians

811

0.058 (0.009–0.390)

0.003

702

0.072 (0.009–0.604)

0.015

575

0.098 (0.009–1.019)

0.052

General characteristics

 Member of ARDS network

814

1.141 (0.645–2.019)

0.651

705

1.269 (0.687–2.342)

0.447

577

1.632 (0.765–3.485)

0.205

 Level of Care: University hospital

814

1.636 (1.029–2.602)

0.037

705

1.638 (0.981–2.736)

0.059

577

1.946 (1.059–3.576)

0.032

  1. a adjusted for age, sex, severity of ARDS; b adjusted for age, sex, severity of ARDS, BMI, cause of ARDS, SAPS-II score, SOFA score, diagnosis of ARDS (participating vs. other ICU), nationality