Table 3 Univariable comparisons of treatment and outcome between ICU patients with and without ICDSC ≥4 during bloodstream infections (n = 240)
Treatment and outcome | BSI patients with ICDSC <4 (n = 95) | BSI patients with ICDSC ≥4 (n = 145) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical care | |||||
ICU stay in survivors (days; median, IQR) | 4 | 2–11 | 10 | 4–24 | 0.005 |
Hospital stay in survivors (days; median, IQR) | 27 | 16–55 | 35 | 21–62 | 0.224 |
Mechanical ventilation (n, %) | 91 | 62.8 | 50 | 52.6 | 0.119 |
Mechanical ventilation at BSI onset (n, %) | 42 | 44.2 | 58 | 40.0 | 0.518 |
Duration of mechanical ventilation in survivors (days; median, IQR) | 10 | 3–27 | 9 | 3–23 | 0.799 |
Number of catheters and drainages (median, IQR) | 5 | 4–7 | 7 | 5–10 | 0.001 |
Treatment with neuroleptic drugs for delirium (n, %) | 13 | 13.7 | 83 | 57.2 | <0.001 |
Treatment with anesthetic drugs for delirium (n, %) | 48 | 50.5 | 100 | 69.0 | 0.004 |
Treatment with vasopressors (n, %) | 38 | 40.0 | 54 | 37.2 | 0.667 |
Outcome (n, %) | |||||
Death | 22 | 23.2 | 59 | 40.7 | 0.005 |
Return to functional baseline at hospital discharge | 44 | 46.3 | 44 | 30.3 | 0.012 |
GOS 1–3 (unfavorable) in survivors | 40 | 54.8 | 64 | 74.4 | 0.010 |