The Effect of a Three-Level Remote Alliance on Critical Care in Grassroot Areas: A Multi-Center, Retrospective Study

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Table 1 Comparison of General Conditions of Two Groups of Patients in Mianzhu ICU

	2018 Group (n=921)	2019 Group (n=1060)	P-value
Age, years	66.45±14.93	66.67±14.06	0.977
Sex	569 (61.8)	670 (63.3)	0.513
APACHE II score for the first 24 hours	16.89±7.88	17.64±8.21	0.076
Expected risk of death	27.04±20.53	28.19±20.87	0.116
Disease			0.225
Infectious disease
Septic shock	39 (4.2)	38 (3.6)
Pneumonia	54 (5.9)	77 (7.3)
Abscess	6 (0.7)	12 (1.1)
Other infections	44 (4.8)	48 (4.5)
Acute injury	130 (14.1)	141 (13.3)
Cerebrovascular accident
Cerebral infarction	44 (4.8)	59 (5.6)
Brain hemorrhage	121 (13.1)	137 (12.9)
AECOPD	79 (8.6)	112 (10.6)
Cancer	127 (13.8)	154 (14.5)
Benign tumor	37 (4.0)	28 (2.6)
Lump	22 (2.4)	13 (1.2)
Cardiovascular events	35 (3.8)	56 (5.3)
Acute poisoning	11 (1.2)	8 (0.8)
Gastrointestinal bleeding	18 (2.0)	24 (2.3)
Epilepsy	8 (0.9)	11 (1.0)
Other disease	146 (15.9)	142 (13.4)

Note: Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation or n (%).

Abbreviations: APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation scoring system; AECOPD, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Table 2 Comparison of ICU Quality Indicators in Mianzhu Hospital

	2018 Group (n=921)	2019 Group (n=1060)	P-value
Death events	70 (7.6)	48 (4.5)	0.004
Death events in patients with APACHE II score ≥ 15	65 (11.9)	47 (7.1)	0.004
DVT	125 (13.6)	554 (52.4)	<0.001
VAP	178 (5.0)	42 (0.9)	<0.001
3h bundle	26 (68.4)	45 (95.7)	<0.001
6h bundle	31 (81.6)	46 (97.9)	<0.001

Abbreviations: APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation scoring system; DVT, deep venous thrombosis; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia.