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. 2010 May;11(2):173–179.

Table 3.

Demographics
Average Age 59 Range (19–93) std dev= 21
Gender 45% Male 55% Female

Presenting Infection Number Percentage

Pulmonary 69 57%
Urinary 14 11%
Intra-abdominal 21 17%
Neurologic 3 2%
Oropharyngeal 5 4%
Skin/Soft tissue 10 8%

Severity of Illness

Mean # of SIRS Criteria 2.5 Range (2–4)
Mean lactate 1.7 Range (0.6–5.8) std dev= 1.0
MSOF in ED 16 13%
Admissions 99 81%
Average length of stay (days) 5.3 Range (1–30) std dev= 5.4
ICU admissions 29 24%
Average ICU stay (days) 4.7 Range (1–24) std dev= 5.5
MSOF at 48 hours 14 11%
MSOF within 30 Days 25 20%
In-hospital deaths 5 4%
30-days mortality 6 5%

SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; MOSF, multisystem organ failure; ICU, intensive care unit