Characteristics | No./Total No. (%) * Median (Range) Weeks |
---|---|
Primary admission bed type | |
ICU | 13/41 (32) |
Telemetry | 13/41 (32) |
General floor | 15/41 (36) |
Antibiotic use | 41/41 (100) |
Duration* | 6 (3-12) |
Systemic anticoagulant use | 9/15 (60) |
Outcome | |
Discharged with improvement | 33/41 (80) |
Death | 8/41 (20) |
Causes of mortality | |
Cardiovascular (refractory shock) | 4/8 (50) |
Respiratory (respiratory failure, massive hemoptysis, pulmonary hemorrhage) |
3/8 (38) |
Other (failure to thrive) | 1/8 (12) |