Table 1.
Baseline demographic characteristics of 170 patients with suspected sepsis
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients with:a |
|
|---|---|---|
| LTX group (n = 79 patients) | Non-LTX group (n = 91 patients) | |
| Mean age ± SD; range (yr) | 52.6 ± 10.9; 27–70 | 60.2 ± 13.2; 28–88 |
| Female | 28 (35.4) | 46 (50.5) |
| Cause of cirrhosis | ||
| Alcoholic | 21 (26.5) | |
| Infectious (hepatitis B/C) | 17 (21.5) | |
| NASH | 4 (5.0) | |
| Other (autoimmune, unknown) | 11 (13.9) | |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 12 (15.1) | |
| Primary sclerosing cholangitis | 7 (8.8) | |
| Acute liver failure | 4 (5.0) | |
| Liver cysts | 3 (3.7) | |
| Malignancy | 48 (60.7) | |
| Abdominal infection | 27 (29.6) | |
| Abdominal organ perforation | 12 (13.1) | |
| Colon ischemia | 4 (4.3) | |
a
Except for the first row (mean age), values are numbers (percentages) of patients. LTX, patients after liver transplantation; non-LTX, patients after other major abdominal surgery; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.