Outcome after intubation for septic shock with respiratory distress and hemodynamic compromise: an observational study

Table 3 Outcomes analysis^a

^a For linear and logistic regression, we used generalized estimating equations to account for non-intubated patients selected multiple times as matches. Estimates are odds ratios for mortality endpoints and values above 1 represent increased in odds of event due to early intubation within 24 h of ICU admission. Estimates for length of stay endpoints are for the increase in hospital or ICU-free days associated with early intubation within 24 h of ICU admission (estimates less than 0 indicate longer length of stay and thus, fewer hospital or ICU-free days). To account for uncertainty introduced by multiple imputation, analyses were run separately for each imputation and combined using methods to estimate the between and within sample

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