Predicting Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stay Among Patients With Sepsis-Induced Hypotension.

Background: Sepsis risk stratification tools typically predict mortality, although stays in the intensive care unit (ICU) of 24 hours or longer may be more clinically relevant for emergency department disposition.

Objective: To explore predictors of ICU stay of 24 hours or longer among infected, hypotensive emergency department patients.

Methods: A secondary analysis of 2 prospective, observational studies of adult patients with severe sepsis or an infection with a systolic blood pressure less than 90 mm Hg in 3 urban, academic emergency departments was performed.