χ2 or Fisher exact test was used for categorical variables and t-test or Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables to compare different groups in our study. Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis were performed to determine the risk factors for 28-day mortality. Variables with a P value of ≤ 0.05 in the univariate analysis were used in the binary logistic regression analysis to identify independent predictors. Kaplan-Meier survival curves (log-rank test) were obtained with the survminer R package. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were obtained in different groups. Analyses were two-tailed and the P-value of < 0.05 was considered significant. SPSS for Windows (IBM®, version 16.0) was used for the analysis.
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