Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| SIRS | Sepsis | Severe sepsis | Septic shock | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 29 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Age (years) (SD) | 59 (15) | 60(14) | 62(7) | 56(15) | >0.05 |
| Race | |||||
| Black | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | >0.05 |
| White | 29 | 8 | 10 | 10 | >0.05 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | >0.05 |
| Male | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | >0.05 |
| ICU stay (d) | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 | >0.05 |
| Mortality (n) | 9 | 2a | 4 | 10b | ≤0.01 |
| APACHE II (SD) | 18 (9) | 10 (8)a | 21 (13)b | 24 (10)b | ≤0.01 |
| Sepsis source (n) | |||||
| Abdominal | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | >0.05 |
| Respiratory | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | >0.05 |
| Surgical cut | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | >0.05 |
| Urosepsis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | >0.05 |
| Skin and soft tissue | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | >0.05 |
Age, race, sex, ICU length of stay, mortality, APACHE II and sepsis source are quoted as mean (SD) or number (n).
a
p ≤ 0.01 versus nonsepsis group;
$
p ≤ 0.01 versus sepsis group.