We collected demographic variables, initial Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), Injury Severity Score, hemodynamic status on admission, length of stay in ICU, days of Mechanical Ventilation (MV), complications and mortality.
Objective: To study the influence of cardiac status on the length of mechanical ventilation, outcome and disease severity in patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with exacerbation of chronic respiratory failure.
The impact of AE status on hospital length of stay did not differ by preventability status.
Multivariate models were created to assess the independent primary modifier of KPC status on mortality and length of stay post-infection for survivors.
A study based on the previous Cochrane review and data of one of the largest randomized controlled trials (RCT), a recent meta-analysis of all published RCTs, as well as the recent Cochrane review based on 3 controlled trials could not confirm any effect of the maternal folate status on the gestational length or the risk of spontaneous PTD [ 23- 25].
Demographic variables, information on disease status and length of hospital stay, and direct medical and non-medical costs were documented retrospectively by chart review.
The Staff Socio-Demographic Information section included 10 closed-ended questions (developed for this project) to collect information on gender, age, marital status, education, length of employment, supervisory status, time spent on job activities, job status and job classification.
No restrictions were applied based on migrant origin, status or length of time in receiving-country.
Closed-ended questions assessed demographic and clinical characteristics (e.g. sex, age, race/ethnicity, marital status, education, employment, income, language preference, overall health status and length of time on dialysis or with a kidney transplant).
Analyses were adjusted for baseline information on smoking status, length of school attendance, alcohol intake, intake of fruit and vegetables, BMI, sport during leisure time, SES, area, and traffic noise.
Though we attempt to deal with biases associated with treatment selection with both the propensity score and matched-pair analyses, we are limited by the fact that data on performance status, length of hospital stay, comorbid diseases, and postoperative recovery were not available for all patients.
