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Table 2 IMPACTS study patient characteristics

From: Structured, proactive care coordination versus usual care for Improving Morbidity during Post-Acute Care Transitions for Sepsis (IMPACTS): a pragmatic, randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

Usual care (n =)

STAR program (n =)

Age at admission (years)

 Median (IQR)

–

–

 > 65 years

–

–

Gender

 Male

–

–

 Female

–

–

Race

  

 White

–

–

 Black

–

–

 Other

–

–

Marital status

 Married

–

–

 Separated or divorced

–

–

 Single

–

–

 Widowed

–

–

Insurance

 Medicare

–

–

 Medicaid

–

–

 Private

–

–

 Self pay/other

–

–

Comorbid conditions

 Chronic lung disease

–

–

 Chronic renal disease

–

–

 Diabetes

–

–

 Heart failure

–

–

 Malignancy

–

–

 Myocardial infarction

–

–

 Peripheral vascular disease

–

–

Charlson Comorbidity Index, median (IQR)

–

–

Number of hospital admissions < 6 months, median (IQR)

–

–

Index hospitalization organ dysfunction measures

 Mean arterial pressure (mmHg), median (IQR)

–

–

 Mean arterial pressure < 70 mmHg, n (%)

–

–

 Creatinine (mg/dl), median (IQR)

–

–

 Creatinine > 2.0 mg/dl, n (%)

–

–

 Bilirubin (mg/dl), median (IQR)

–

–

 Bilirubin > 2.0 mg/dl, n (%)

–

–

 Platelets (cells/μl), median (IQR)

–

–

 Platelets < 100 cells/μl, n (%)

–

–

 Lactate (mmol/L), median (IQR)

–

–

 Lactate ≥ 2.0 mmol/L, n (%)

–

–

 Mechanical ventilation during index hospitalization

–

–

 Vasopressor receipt during index hospitalization

–

–

  1. IMPACTS Improving Morbidity during Post-Acute Care Transitions for Sepsis, IQR interquartile range, STAR Sepsis Transition and Recovery