The safety of beta-blocker use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with respiratory failure in the intensive care unit

Table 4 Logistic regression analysis of mortality risk factors in the ICU, hospital and 30 days after hospital discharge

*ICU mortality risk factors*
	Odds ratio	Confidence interval 95%	p
Septic shock in the ICU	7.49	2.43–23.14	0.001
PaO₂/FiO₂ on admission to the ICU	0.99	0.98–0.99	0.001
Beta-blocker use	1.14	0.52–2–49	0.75
*Hospital mortality risk factors*
Septic shock in the ICU	6.29	2.03–19.49	0.001
Hypertension	2.94	1.05–8.23	0.040
NIV in the ICU	0.21	0.08–0.57	0.002
PaO₂/FiO₂ on admission to the ICU	0.99	0.98–0.99	0.010
Beta-blocker use	0.98	0.46–2.06	0.95
*30 days mortality risk factors*
pH on admission to the ICU	0.71	0.63–0.79	0.001
Ischemic cardiac disease	4.77	1.49–15.24	0.009
Beta-blocker use	2.03	0.81–5.04	0.13

FiO₂, fractionated inspired oxygen ratio; ICU, intensive care unit; NIV, noninvasive mechanical ventilation; PaO₂, partial arterial oxygen pressure.

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