* Adjusted for Charlson co-morbidity index score, mechanical ventilation and piperacillin/tazobactam; OR = odds ratio. Multiple conditional logistic regression analysis for factors associated with cas
Of the 4 factors significantly associated with mortality in the univariate analyses, MEWS ≥ 5, medical admission, and systolic blood pressure measurement in the ER were included in the backward stepwi
*Numbers of categories of variables may not add up to 101 because of missing values. †The CAD-EOLD total score ranges from 14 to 42 with higher scores indicating better symptom control. The CAD-EOLD s
