Table 6: Comparison of scores in terms of length of hospital stay.

 

0 to 21 days

(n = 140)

21 days or more

(n = 18)

 

P-value

Frequency (%); Median (IQR)

CRB-65

score 0 to 1

2 or more

1 (0 to 1)

112 (80)

28 (20)

0 (0 to 1)

16 (88.89)

2 (11.11)

 

0.029

0.529

MEWS

score 0 to 4

5 or more

3 (2 to 5)

95 (67.86)

45 (32.14)

3 (3 to 4)

14 (77.78)

4 (22.22)

 

0.803

0.589

qSOFA

score 0 to 2

3 to 4

1 (0 to 2)

104 (74.29)

36 (25.71)

1 (1 to 2)

11 (61.11)

7 (38.89)

 

0.182

0.265