No culture | Culture | Total | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 223) | (n = 119) | (n = 342) | ||
Demographics | ||||
Age (years) | 58 [38–72.5] | 55 [39.5–71.5] | 57 [38–72] | 0.99 |
Gender | 0.47 | |||
Female | 162 (72.6) | 82 (68.9) | 244 (71.3) | |
Male | 61 (27.4) | 37 (31.1) | 98 (28.7) | |
Race | 0.43 | |||
White | 30 (13.7) | 15 (12.7) | 45 (13.4) | |
Black | 77 (35.2) | 32 (27.1) | 109 (32.3) | |
Hispanic | 97 (44.3) | 61 (51.7) | 158 (46.9) | |
Other | 15 (6.8) | 10 (8.5) | 25 (7.4) | |
Insurance type | ||||
Private | 29 (13%) | 20 (17%) | 49 (14%) | 0.34 |
Public | 194 (87%) | 99 (83%) | 293 (86%) | |
Hospital details | ||||
Admission WBCa | 9 [6.6–12.2] | 9.5 [7.65–12.75] | 9.3 [6.9–12.4] | 0.14 |
Last WBCa | 6.7 [5.2–8.7] | 6.2 [4.9–8] | 6.5 [5.1–8.3] | 0.12 |
Antibiotics | 77 (52%) | 62 (35%) | 139 (41%) | |
DDDa | 4 [2–14] | 6.91 [2–14] | 5 [2–14] | 0.35 |
Fevera | 29 (13) | 31 (26.1) | 60 (17.5) | <0.01 |
CT completed | 81 (68%) | 118 (53%) | 199 (58%) | |
CT with enteritis | 32/81 (53%) | 39/118 (33%) | 71/199 (35%) | 0.35 |
Outcome | ||||
LOS (Days)a | 2.28 [1.73–3.42] | 3.15 [2.22–4.67] | 2.64 [1.86–3.94] | <0.01 |
Readmissiona | 19 (8.5) | 17 (14.3) | 36 (10.5) | 0.09 |