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Table 4 Outcome comparison in sepsis patient according to DTA time

From: An observational study on the impact of overcrowding towards door-to-antibiotic time among sepsis patients presented to emergency department of a tertiary academic hospital

Patient’s outcome

Septic shock

Sepsis without shock

Total (N = 33)

DTA > 1 h

DTA ≤ 1 h

p-value

Total

(N = 137)

DTA > 3 h

DTA ≤ 3 h

p-value

In-hospital mortality, n (%)

15 (45.5)

13 (39.4)

2 (6.1)

0.591a

31 (22.6)

10 (7.3)

21 (15.3)

0.230c

LOS, median in days (IQR)

3 (0–25)

2.5 (0–19)

6 (0–25)

0.673b

5 (0–47)

2.5(0–19)

6 (0–25)

0.380b

  1. LOS, length of stay; IQR, interquartile range
  2. P < 0.05 is statistically significant
  3. aFisher’s Exact test
  4. bMann-Whitney U test
  5. cPearson chi-square test