Table 1 Whole population characteristics and difference between septic and non-septic patients
Characteristics | Total 300 | Septic patients 107 (36 %) | Non-septic patients 193 (64 %) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 64 ± 18 | 69 ± 15 | 61 ± 19 | <0.001 |
Male sex, n (%) | 173 (58) | 74 (69) | 99 (51) | <0.001 |
Body temperature, n (%) | 0.03 | |||
<36 or >38 °C | 97 (32.3 %) | 43 (40.2) | 54 (28.0) | |
36–38 °C | 203 (67.7 %) | 64 (59.8) | 139 (72.0) | |
APACHE II score | 17 ± 8 | 19 ± 7 | 16 ± 8 | 0.002 |
SOFA score | 6.8 ± 3.5 | 8.2 ± 3.5 | 6.1 ± 3.2 | <0.001 |
Admission department—no. (%) | ||||
Emergency room | 86 (28.7) | 39 (36.4) | 47 (24.4) | 0.026 |
Surgical wards | 164 (54.7) | 32 (29.9) | 132 (68.4) | <0.001 |
Without surgical procedure | 5 (1.7) | 3 (2.8) | 2 (1.0) | 0.252 |
With surgical procedure | 159 (53) | 29 (27.1) | 130 (67.3) | <0.001 |
Medical wards | 50 (16.7) | 36 (33.6) | 14 (7.2) | <0.001 |
Pathology of admission—no. (%) | ||||
Acute pancreatitis | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) | 1.0 |
Intracerebral hemorrhage | 32 (10.7) | 8 (7.5) | 24 (12.4) | 0.183 |
Cardiac arrest | 8 (2.7) | 2 (1.9) | 6 (3.1) | 0.519 |
Trauma | 17 (5.7) | 3 (2.8) | 15 (7.8) | <0.001 |
Acute myocardial infarction | 10 (33.3) | 4 (3.7) | 6 (3.1) | 0.777 |
High-risk surgery | 130 (43.3) | 0 | 130 (67.4) | |
Cardiac surgery | 51 (17.0) | 0 | 51 (26.4) | |
Non-cardiac surgery | 79 (26.3) | 0 | 79 (40.9) | |
Sever sepsis | 79 (26.3) | 79 (73.8) | 0 | |
Other | 22 (7.3) | 10 (9.3) | 12 (6.1) | 0.296 |
CRP | 37.25 (8.79–87.13) | 63.8 (32.3–114) | 21.8 (5.20–60.55) | <0.001 |
PCT | 0.66 (0.16–3.13) | 1.79 (0.57–8.95) | 0.38 (0.11–1.54) | <0.001 |
IL-6 | 125.2 (52.5–463.3) | 124.8 (43.9–418.3) | 125.6 (54.5–479.9) | 0.97 |
Length of ICU stay—no. of days | 5 [2–10] | 8 [4–14] | 3 [1–8] | <0.001 |
Length of hospital stay—no. of days | 19 [10–28] | 23 [13–32] | 18 [9–26] | 0.005 |
28-day mortality—no. (%) | 75 (25) | 32 (30) | 43 (22) | 0.144 |