Table 2.
Patients' characteristics, severity scores, length of ICU stay and mortality in GP, GN, GP/GN groups
| GP patients' group (n = 168) | GN patients' group (n = 70) | GP/GN patients' group (n = 15) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs), mean (SD) | 56.2 (18.9) | 61.7 (17.2) | 60.3 (21.0) | ns |
| Male, n (%) | 118 (70.2) | 48 (68.6) | 9 (60.0) | ns |
| APACHE II, mean (SD) | 21.8 (9.5) | 24.6 (7.4) | 23.6 (10.7) | <0.05a |
| SOFA, mean (SD) | 9.53 (5.0) | 10.71 (4.4) | 11.66 (6.0) | ns |
| Length of ICU stay (days), mean (SD) | 18.7 (15.8) | 20.5 (29.6) | 16.2 (17.5) | ns |
| Mortality, (%) | 28.0 | 40.0 | 33.3 | ns |
GP, Gram-positive; GN, Gram-negative; GP/GN, Gram-positive and Gram-negative; APACHE-II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation-II; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. aWith Mann-Whitney's U-test, between GP patients' group and GN patients' group.