Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population at emergency department presentation
Variable | n = 176 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 72 [56 to 82] |
Sex male | 89 (51) |
Temperature | 37.3 [36.4 to 38.3] |
Glasgow Coma Score | 15 [15] |
Ventilatory rate (bpm) | 25 [22 to 30] |
SpO2 (%) | 96 [93 to 98] |
Heart rate (bpm) | 106 [93 to 117] |
Systolic arterial pressure (mmHg) | 134 [111 to 159] |
Systolic arterial pressure <90 mmHg | 18 (10) |
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 92 ([77 to 108]) |
Diastolic arterial pressure (mmHg) | 72 ([61 to 85]) |
Capillary refilling time (s) | 1 ([1]) |
Presence of mottling | 24 (14) |
Capillary lactates (mmol.L−1)a | 3.3 [2.0 to 5.8] |
Length of hospitalization (days) | 7 [2-13] |
28-day mortality | 29 (16) |
MEDS score | 6 [5-11] |
Therapy in the ED after admission | |
Antibiotic therapy | 91 (52) |
Volume vascular filling (L) | 0.5 [0.5 to 1.5] |
Catecholamine use | 9 (5) |
Oxygen flow (L/min) | 0 [0 to 3] |
Hospitalization after ED admission | 150 (85) |
Final diagnosis | |
Pneumonia | 63 (36) |
Digestive disease | 29 (15) |
Cardiovascular disease | 22 (13) |
Neurological disease | 15 (9) |
Urinary disease | 10 (6) |
Cardiac arrest | 2 (1) |
Other diagnosis | 35 (20) |