Table 3.
Compliance with 6-hour sepsis care bundle and hospital mortality in 71 patients admitted into critical care units
| Parameter | CCU patient groups (n = 71) | P value | |
| Compliant | Non-compliant | ||
| N (%) | 42 (59%) | 29 | |
| Age, median (range) | 71 (59–81) | 70 (51–75) | NS |
| Sex (M/F; n) | 22/20 | 17/12 | NS |
| Pneumonia/abdomen (%) | 55/25% | 56/26% | NS |
| Medical/surgical (%) | 55/45% | 57/43% | NS |
| Requiring 24-hour bundle (%) | 57% (24/42) | 45% (13/29) | NS |
| MEWS, median (IQR) | 6 (5–6) | 6 (5–6) | NS |
| APACHE II, mean (SD) | 19 (5.6) | 20 (7.7) | NS |
| Predicted hospital mortality (n) | 27% (16) | 29% (19) | NS |
| Hospital mortality (n) | 29% (12) | 55% (16) | 0.045a |
aRelative risk 1.93, 95% confidence interval 1.08 to 3.45. APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; CCU, critical care unit; IQR, interquartile range; MEWS, modified early warning scores; NS, no statistical significance; SD, standard deviation.