Sex Differences in Vital Organ Support Provided to ICU Patients*
Main finding · Invasive ventilationResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 0.64 99% CI 0.63–0.65Authors' conclusion
Women received significantly less vital organ support than men in ICUs in Australia and New Zealand.
Study context
- Population
- Adult ICU admissions in the Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Adult Patient Database 2018–2021
- Participants
- 699,535 ICU admissions
- Exposure
- Women vs men
- Outcome
- Provision of invasive ventilation
Methodological detailsregistry-based, multicentre, 199 ICUs
- Registry-based
- Multicentre
- 199 ICUs
Main finding
Invasive ventilation
Odds ratio
0.64
99% CI 0.63–0.65
Women vs Men
OR 0.64 (99% CI 0.63–0.65)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | OR (99% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital mortality, overallAdjusted | 0.94 (0.91–0.97) | |
| Hospital mortality, no organ support (subgroup)Adjusted | 0.82 (0.76–0.88) | |
| Hospital mortality, any organ support (subgroup)Adjusted | 1.01 (0.97–1.04) | |
| 0.512Odds ratio (log scale) |
Other organ support (NIV, vasoactive medication, RRT, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), any)
- Women less likely than men to receive each other organ support except ECMO
- Adjusted
Hospital mortality, any organ support (subgroup)
- Women and men equally likely to die
Original publication
Sex Differences in Vital Organ Support Provided to ICU Patients*. Crit Care Med. Published 16 October 2023. doi:10.
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