Table 3.
Risk factors for the development of septic shock in generalized peritonitis
| GP with SS n = 74 (41%) |
GP without SS n = 106 (59%) |
P | |
| Gender female/male | 30/44 | 53/53 | ns |
| Age (years) | 67 ± 15 | 58 ± 19 | 0.0004 |
| SAPS II | 51 ± 16 | 27 ± 13 | 0.0001 |
| Cancer | 27 (36%) | 18 (16%) | 0.003 |
| Cirrhosis | 4 (0.05%) | 2 (0.02%) | ns |
| Postoperative/community-acquired | 42/32 | 70/36 | ns |
| Upper/under mesocolic | 22/52 | 40/66 | ns |
| Biliary origin | 6 (8%) | 8 (7%) | ns |
| Bacteremia | 19 (26%) | 6 (6%) | 0.0001 |
| Monomicrobial or sterile/Polymicrobial 1 peritoneal culture | 23/51 | 68/38 | 0.0001 |
| Culture of peritoneal fluid number of patients (%): | |||
| Anaerobes | 24 (32%) | 10 (9%) | 0.0001 |
| Escherichia coli | 26 (35%) | 38 (35%) | ns |
| Enterococcus species | 14 (19%) | 13 (12%) | ns |
| Yeasts | 12 (16%) | 11 (10%) | ns |
1 Polymicrobial if ≥ 2 germs in peritoneal fluid culture. Univariate analysis (Log rank test).
GP = generalized peritonitis; ns = not significant; SS = septic shock.