Table 5.

Unadjusted Analysis of Factors Associated with Complicated Sepsis

Variable	No complicated sepsis (n = 576)	Complicated sepsis (n = 244)	p – value
Patient age (years)	37 (22 – 49)	45 (27 – 61)	<0.001
Traumatic brain injury AIS ≥ 3	255 (44%)	104 (43%)	0.68
Chest AIS ≥ 3	272 (47%)	147 (60%)	0.001
Injury severity score	25 (17 – 34)	27 (22 – 34)	<0.001
Base deficit	5 (3 – 8)	6 (3 – 10)	0.003
Number of older units	3 (1 – 5)	6 (2 – 10)	<0.001
Total number of units	5 (3 – 9)	9 (6 – 17)	<0.001