Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients
|
No cancer (n = 2674) |
Solid tumours (n = 404) |
Haematological cancers (n = 69) |
|
| Age, years | 59.6 ± 17.9 | 66.4 ± 12.1$ | 62.1 ± 15.9 |
| Malea | 1619 (61.2%) | 265 (66.6%)* | 36 (52.9%) |
| Type of admission | |||
| Medical | 1581 (59.1%) | 123 (30.4%)$ | 55 (79.7%)* |
| Surgical | 1093 (40.9%) | 281 (69.6%)$ | 14 (20.3%)* |
| Neurosurgery | 131 (11.9%) | 20 (7.1%)* | 1 (7.1%) |
| Digestive surgery | 284 (26.0%) | 174 (61.9%)$ | 7 (50%) |
| Thoracic surgery | 28 (2.5%) | 24 (8.5%)$ | 2 (14.2%) |
| Cardiovascular surgery | 453 (41.4%) | 13 (4.6%)$ | 3 (21.4%) |
| Renal/urological surgery | 25 (2.3%) | 22 (7.8%)$ | 0 |
| Other surgery | 136 (12.4%) | 23 (8.2%)* | 1 (7.1%) |
| Admission source | |||
| Hospital floor | 639 (26.4%) | 118 (33.1%)* | 36 (61.0%)$ |
| ER/ambulance | 849 (35.1%) | 56 (15.7%)$ | 8 (13.6%)$ |
| Recovery room | 623 (25.7%) | 152 (42.7%)$ | 9 (15.3%) |
| Other hospital | 309 (12.8%) | 30 (8.4%)* | 6 (10.2%) |
| Reason for admission | |||
| Surveillance | 192 (7.6%) | 54 (14.8%)$ | 1 (1.4%) |
| Digestive/liver | 236 (9.3%) | 88 (24.1%)$ | 9 (13.0%) |
| Respiratory | 432 (17.0%) | 96 (26.3%)$ | 32 (46.4%)$ |
| Cardiovascular | 874 (34.5%) | 56 (15.3%)$ | 19 (27.5%) |
| Haematological | 24 (0.9%) | 3 (0.8%) | 0 |
| Neurological | 446 (17.6%) | 36 (9.9%)$ | 3 (4.3%)* |
| Renal | 81 (3.2%) | 19 (5.2%) | 4 (5.8%) |
| Metabolic | 60 (2.4%) | 10 (2.7%) | 1 (1.4%) |
| Trauma | 179 (7.1%) | 2 (0.5%)$ | 0* |
| Comorbidities and therapies on admission | |||
| COPD | 292 (10.9%) | 42 (10.4%) | 6 (8.7%) |
| Diabetes | 200 (7.5%) | 24 (5.9%) | 2 (2.9%) |
| Liver cirrhosis | 103 (3.9%) | 18 (4.5%) | 0 |
| AIDS | 12 (0.4%) | 3 (0.7%) | 3 (4.3%)* |
| Heart failure | 276 (10.3%) | 22 (5.4%)* | 9 (13%) |
| Corticosteroids | 123 (4.6%) | 28 (6.9%)* | 14 (20.3%)$ |
| Chemotherapy | 8 (0.3%) | 10 (2.5%)$ | 7 (10.1%)$ |
| SAPS II | 36.0 ± 16.8 | 36.8 ± 17.6 | 53.5 ± 18.5$ |
| Incidence of sepsis | |||
| Sepsis | 960 (35.9%) | 168 (41.5%)$ | 49 (71%)$ |
| Severe sepsis | 780 (29.1%) | 110 (27.2%) | 40 (57.9%)$ |
| Septic shock | 380 (14.3%) | 57 (14.1%) | 23 (33.3%)$ |
| Sepsis on admission | 634 (23.7%) | 107 (26.5%) | 36 (52.2%)$ |
| ICU-acquired sepsis | 228 (8.5%) | 43 (10.6%) | 8 (11.6%) |
| Severe sepsis on admission | 462 (17.3%) | 64 (15.8%) | 26 (37.7%)$ |
| Septic shock on admission | 197 (7.4%) | 31 (7.7%) | 15 (21.7%)$ |
| Admission SOFA | 5.2 ± 3.8 | 4.6 ± 3.6 | 7.0 ± 4.6* |
| ICU stay, days | 3.0 (1.7 to 7.0) | 3.0 (1.8 to 6.4) | 3.8 (1.7 to 8.6) |
| Hospital stay, days | 14.0 (7.0 to 31.0) | 20.0 (12.0 to 33.0)* | 22.5 (10.0 to 38.0)* |
COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ER = emergency room; ICU = intensive care unit; SAPS = simplified acute physiology score; SOFA = sequential organ failure assessment. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, number (percentage), or median (interquartile range).
* p < 0.05 versus no-cancer group; $ p < 0.001 versus no-cancer group; a 35 missing values