Outcome | Control group | Intervention group | p-value |
Subjects | 1310 | 1863 | |
DNR rates | 227 (17.3) | 471 (25.3) | <0.001 |
Hospital mortality | 204 (15.6) | 278 (14.9) | 0.62 |
After excluding DNR cases# | 82 (7.6) | 73 (5.2) | 0.018 |
Overall ICU admission rates | 214 (16.3) | 261 (14.0) | 0.071 |
After excluding DNR cases# | 214 (19.8) | 261 (18.8) | 0.527 |
SCAP with two or fewer minor criteria admitted to ICU | 65 (7.7) | 63 (5.8) | 0.097 |
Direct ICU admission¶ | 12 (18.5) | 29 (46.0) | 0.001 |
Data are presented as n, or n (%), unless otherwise stated. DNR: do not resuscitate; ICU: intensive care unit; SCAP: severe community-acquired pneumonia. #: n=1083 in control group and n=1392 in intervention group; ¶: reported as proportion of cases with two or fewer minor criteria admitted to ICU.