Table 1 Predictive value of patient demographic and baseline clinical data for sepsis development during ICU stay
Variable | Development of sepsisa | P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
No (N = 80) | Yes (N = 19) | ||
Age (years) | 65 ± 15 | 62 ± 15 | 0.46 |
Gender | 0.80 | ||
Male | 48 (80) | 12 (20) | |
Female | 32 (82.1) | 7 (17.9) | |
Category of admission | 0.70 | ||
Surgical | 70 (81.4) | 16 (18.6) | |
Medical | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | |
Reason for admission | 0.0052 | ||
Cardiac surgery | 61 (89.7) | 7 (10.3) | |
Acute brain injury | 6 (50) | 6 (50) | |
Trauma | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | |
Ventilation >48 h | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | |
Score at admission | |||
SOFA | 5.2 ± 2.7 | 9.6 ± 3.1 | <0.0001 |
Diabetes | 0.62 | ||
Yes | 13 (76.5) | 4 (23.5) | |
No | 67 (81.7) | 15 (18.3) | |
Cardiovascular disease | 0.012 | ||
Yes | 68 (86.1) | 11 (13.9) | |
No | 12 (60) | 8 (40) | |
Vasopressor before the admission | 0.091 | ||
Yes | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | |
No | 74 (83.2) | 15 (16.8) | |
Prophylactic antibiotics | 0.0005 | ||
Yes | 61 (91) | 6 (9) | |
No | 19 (59.4) | 13 (40.6) | |
Aspirin | 0.93 | ||
Yes | 43 (81.1) | 10 (18.9) | |
No | 37 (80.4) | 9 (19.6) | |
Anticoagulant | 0.24 | ||
Yes | 13 (92.9) | 1 (7.1) | |
No | 67 (78.8) | 18 (21.1) | |