Characteristics | Values |
---|---|
Mean age (SD), years | 61 (14) |
Male gender, n (%) | 129 (69.0) |
Mean Simplified Acute Physiology Score 3 score (SD) | 59 (12) |
Length of stay in intensive care unit, days, mean (range) | 29 (2–145) |
Previous non-antipseudomonal antibiotics, n (%) | 79 (42.2) |
Antibiotics during ICU stay | |
Piperacillin/tazobactam, n (%) | 114 (61.0) |
Meropenem, n (%) | 102 (54.8) |
Ceftazidime, n (%) | 73 (39.0) |
Amikacin, n (%) | 72 (38.5) |
Ciprofloxacin, n (%) | 69 (36.9) |
Types of antibiotics received | |
None | 13 (7.4) |
1 | 35 (19.9) |
2–3 | 94 (53.5) |
4–5 | 34 (19.2) |
Reason for ICU admission, n (%) | |
Cardiovascular/vascular | 55 (29.4) |
Respiratory | 46 (24.6) |
Neurological | 32 (17.1) |
Gastrointestinal | 25 (13.4) |
Sepsis/septic shock | 15 (7.5) |
Trauma | 10 (5.3) |
Others | 5 (2.7) |
Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 160 (83.8) |
Therapy with one or more vasopressors, n (%) | 169 (88.5) |