Table 4.

Center factors associated with 100-day and 1-year mortality after HLA-identical sibling transplantation among patients with acute or chronic leukemia


Variables

No.

100-d mortality odds ratio (95% CI)

P

1-y mortality odds ratio (95% CI)

P
Clinical severity index      
   Lesser or equal to median (low risk)   905   1.00    1.00   
   Greater than median (high risk)   521   3.16 (2.44-4.11)   <.001   4.21 (3.21-5.32)   <.001  
Physician-patient case load/y      
   20 patients or fewer/MD   762   1.00    1.00   
   More than 20 patients/MD   664   0.67 (0.51-0.88)   .003   0.78 (0.63-0.98)   .03  
Initial contact for after office or emergency calls      
   Non-MDs (nurses, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants)   402   1.00    NS   NS  
   MDs (residents, fellows, attendings)   1024   0.72 (0.54-0.96)   .03   NS   NS  
Medical school affiliation      
   Nonmedical schools   283   1.00     
   Medical schools with students and/or residents   57   2.35 (1.17-4.74)   .02   NS   NS  
   Medical schools with fellows   390   1.43 (0.92-2.22)   .11   NS   NS  
   Medical schools with students, residents, and fellows
 
696
 
1.43 (0.98-2.09)
 
.06
 
NS
 
NS
 

Variables

No.

100-d mortality odds ratio (95% CI)

P

1-y mortality odds ratio (95% CI)

P
Clinical severity index      
   Lesser or equal to median (low risk)   905   1.00    1.00   
   Greater than median (high risk)   521   3.16 (2.44-4.11)   <.001   4.21 (3.21-5.32)   <.001  
Physician-patient case load/y      
   20 patients or fewer/MD   762   1.00    1.00   
   More than 20 patients/MD   664   0.67 (0.51-0.88)   .003   0.78 (0.63-0.98)   .03  
Initial contact for after office or emergency calls      
   Non-MDs (nurses, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants)   402   1.00    NS   NS  
   MDs (residents, fellows, attendings)   1024   0.72 (0.54-0.96)   .03   NS   NS  
Medical school affiliation      
   Nonmedical schools   283   1.00     
   Medical schools with students and/or residents   57   2.35 (1.17-4.74)   .02   NS   NS  
   Medical schools with fellows   390   1.43 (0.92-2.22)   .11   NS   NS  
   Medical schools with students, residents, and fellows
 
696
 
1.43 (0.98-2.09)
 
.06
 
NS
 
NS
 

NS indicates not significant.

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