Table 1 Descriptive characteristics, medians (IQR) or N (%)
Characteristics | Overall |
|---|---|
Number of patients | 313 |
Gender, male | 193 (62%) |
Age, years | 61 (24) |
Diagnosis at admission | |
Trauma | 23 (7.3%) |
Infection (suspicion of) | 79 (25%) |
Post-surgery | 53 (17%) |
Other | 155 (50%) |
Severity of illness (at admission) | |
Mechanical ventilation | 202 (66%) |
APACHE IV score | 75 (40) |
SOFA score | 6 (6) |
ICU stay, days | 9 (10) |
Sepsis at admission to ICU | 123 (39%) |
Mortality 30 days | 77 (25%) |
Site of infection sepsis patientsa (N = 123) | |
Skin/wound | 12 (10%) |
Pneumonia | 58 (47%) |
Line sepsis | 11 (9%) |
Abdominal | 12 (10%) |
Urinary tract | 3 (2.4%) |
Other/unknown | 41 (33%) |
Proven infection in sepsis patients (N = 123) | 62 (50%) |
CRP, mg/L | 216 (189) |
Leukocytes max, × 109/L | 16 (10) |