Table 5: Outcomes of NVUGIB patients with and without AKI.

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted1

Without AKI

With AKI

Odds Ratio for patients with AKI

p Value

Odds Ratio for patients with AKI

p Value

Mortality

2.13%

10.34%

5.30 (5.14-5.47)

< 0.001

2.84 (2.71-2.97)

< 0.001

Blood Transfusion

43.78%

53.96%

1.63 (1.59-1.68)

< 0.001

1.30 (1.26-1.33)

< 0.001

Length of Stay

4.2 Days

7.3 Days

+ 3.10 days (2.99-3.16)3

< 0.001

+ 1.73 days (1.65-1.80) 3

< 0.001

Hospital Charges

$27,542

$60,997

+ $ 33,454 ($ 32,297-$ 34,611)4

< 0.001

+ $ 16,221 ($ 15,346 -$ 17,096)4

< 0.001

Disposition to Intermediate Care Facility2

27.72%

48.61%

2.47 (2.42-2.52)

< 0.001

1.84 (1.80-1.89)

< 0.001

1Adjusted for patient demographics, co-morbidities and hospital characteristics.

2Comparing disposition to intermediate care facility to discharge to home. Excluded patients who died or left against medical advice during the hospitalizations.

3Denoted as difference in length of stay in days between patients without AKI and with AKI.

4Denoted as difference in cost of hospitalization between patients without AKI and with AKI.