Table 2.
Comparisons of demographic and clinical data between the deceased and survived groups of the 42 patients with CRB; Variables with a p-value < 0.1 by univariate analysis were subjected to multivariate analysis
| Variable |
Survived group |
Deceased group |
P |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 15 | n = 27 | n = 42 | ||
|
Mean age, years |
63.2 ± 7.6 |
65.7 ± 10.3 |
NS |
64.8 ± 10.0 |
|
Male (%) |
12/15 (80) |
21/27 (77.8) |
NS |
33/42 (78.6) |
|
Patients aged >65 years (%) |
8/15 (53.3) |
16/27 (59.3) |
NS |
24/42 (57.1) |
|
Flomoxef treatment (%)a |
3 (20) |
16 (59.3) |
0.009 |
19 (45.2) |
|
Treatment within 5 days |
9 (60) |
6 (22.2) |
0.021 |
15 (35.7) |
|
Pitt bacteremia score, mean ± SDa |
4.27 ± 1.03 |
5.85 ± 1.7 |
0.002 |
5.29 ± 1.67 |
|
Serum albumin(g/dL), mean ± SD |
2.70 ± 0.31 |
2.12 ± 0.42 |
0.046 |
2.33 ± 0.61 |
|
Hemoglobin(g/dL), mean ± SD |
8.98 ± 0.71 |
9.13 ± 1.92 |
NS |
9.08 ± 1.56 |
|
Hospital days before onset, mean ± SD |
49 ± 35.8 |
116.9 ± 87.5 |
0.039 |
92.6 ± 79.6 |
|
No. of hospital days before onset > 30 (%) |
8/15 (53.3) |
23 (85.2) |
0.034 |
30/42 (71.4) |
|
Duration of catheter-dependent HD(days) |
24.5 ± 9.2 |
43.6 ± 12.3 |
0.048 |
36.6 ± 10.2 |
|
No. of catheter-dependent HD days > 30 (%)a |
4 (26.7) |
18 (66.7) |
0.023 |
22 (52.4) |
| ICU stay at the time of bacteremia | 4 (26.7) | 16 (59.3) | 0.058 | 20 (47.6) |
a Variable with a p-value < 0.05 by multivariate analysis, CRB: catheter-related bacteremia.