Table 1 Patient characteristics with therapeutic strategy.
From: De-escalation of empiric antibiotic therapy in sepsis - an indian observational study
Variable | No change n | De-escalation n | Escalation n | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 148 | 74 | 76 | Â |
Age in years | 57.62 | 57.81 | 58.18 | 0.96 |
HOSPITAL length of stay in days | 11.41 | 10.68 | 19.21 | 0.0001 |
APACHE II score at admission | 15.3 | 15.84 | 20.11 | 0.0001 |
SOFA score at admission | 6.07 | 6.65 | 8.08 | 0.004 |
Number of patients expired at 30 days after admission | 20 | 10 | 26 | 0.0001 |
number of medical patients | 144 | 64 | 66 | 0.003 |
Number of patients requiring vasopressors | 20 | 16 | 34 | 0.0001 |
ICU length of stay in days | 5.85 | 6.24 | 12.42 | 0.0001 |