Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis with hospital mortality as the dependent factor.

Parameter	OR (95% CI)	P value
Positive blood culture	2.39 (1.13–5.06)	0.02
≥3 failed organs	3.93 (1.62–9.53)	0.002
SAPS II score	1.02 (1.00–1.04)	0.01

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; SAPS II: simplified acute physiology score II.