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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with and without septic cardiomyopathy

From: The peripheral blood transcriptome in septic cardiomyopathy: an observational, pilot study

 

Septic cardiomyopathy (n = 18)

No septic cardiomyopathy (n = 6)

Age (years); median (IQR)

62.0 (43.8–67.0)

57 (54.0–64.5)

Admission APACHE II (points); median (IQR)

18.5 (14.5–36.0)

22.5 (20.5–23.0)

Female, n (%)

7 (39%)

5 (83%)

Septic shock, n (%)

8 (44%)

3 (50%)

Elixhauser comorbidity score (points); median (IQR)

17 (6.8–26.0)

9.5 (4.3–11.8)

Mechanically ventilated, n (%)

7 (39%)

1 (17%)

Duration of mechanical ventilation among those ventilated (days); median (IQR)

1.7 (0.8–2.4)

2.8a

ICU length of stay; median (IQR)

3.7 (2.5–4.7)

2.9 (2.5–3.3)

Hospital length of stay; median (IQR)

8.0 (5.0–13.6)

5.6 (5.1–6.0)

90-day mortality

4 (22%)

0 (0%)

Echocardiogram data

 Median (IQR)

  LV GLS

− 11.4 (− 13.6 to − 8.4)

−19.8 (− 21.0 to − 17.3)

  LV ejection fraction %

57 (45–66)

66 (64–68)

Source of infection, n (%)

 Pneumonia

7 (39%)

1 (17%)

 Urinary tract infection

3 (17%)

1 (17%)

 Skin and soft tissue

4 (22%)

1 (17%)

 Intra-abdominal

2 (11%)

1 (17%)

 CLABSI

1 (6%)

0 (0%)

 Unknown

1 (6%)

2 (33%)

 Bacteremia present

7 (39%)

2 (33%)

Organism type, n (%)

 Bacterial

13 (72%)

3 (50%)

 Viral

1 (6%)

0

 Mixedb

1 (6%)

0

 Unknown

3 (17%)

3 (50%)

Microbiologyc, n (%)

 Gram positive

10 (55%)

3 (50%)

 Gram negative

6 (33%)

2 (33%)

  1. LV left venticular, CLABSI central line-associated bloodstream infection
  2. aOnly one patient mechanically ventilated and duration was 2.8 days
  3. bBacterial and viral infection
  4. cSome subjects had polymicrobial infection (gram positive and gram negative)