Table 2.
Patient characteristics and extrinsic exposures
| Number of patients | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
|
Age (years) |
|
|
| ≤ 15 ans |
283 |
23.7 |
| 16 - 40 |
387 |
32.4 |
| 41 - 60 |
339 |
28.4 |
| > 60 |
186 |
15.6 |
|
Gender |
|
|
| Female |
600 |
50.2 |
| Male |
595 |
49.8 |
|
Provenance |
|
|
| home |
932 |
78.0 |
| Hospital |
263 |
22.0 |
|
MacCabe index |
|
|
| Non fatal disease |
742 |
62.1 |
| Ultimately fatal disease |
394 |
33.0 |
| Rapidly fatal disease |
59 |
4.9 |
|
ASA* grade |
|
|
| 0 |
4 |
0.3 |
| 1 |
533 |
44.6 |
| 2 |
183 |
15.3 |
| 3 |
90 |
7.5 |
| 4 |
10 |
0.8 |
| 5 |
0 |
0 |
| unspecified |
375 |
31.4 |
|
Immune deficiency |
|
|
| Yes |
195 |
16.3 |
| No |
1000 |
83.7 |
|
Diabetes |
|
|
| Yes |
101 |
8.5 |
| No |
1094 |
91.5 |
|
Surgery |
|
|
| Yes |
240 |
20.1 |
| No |
955 |
79.9 |
|
Intravascular catheter |
|
|
| Yes |
276 |
23.1 |
| No |
919 |
76.9 |
|
Urinary catheter |
|
|
| Yes |
114 |
9.5 |
| No |
1081 |
90.5 |
|
mechanical ventilation |
|
|
| Yes |
14 |
1.2 |
| No |
1181 |
98.8 |
|
Antimicrobials |
|
|
| Yes |
392 |
32.8 |
| No |
803 |
67.2 |
|
Length of hospital sty (days) |
|
|
| ≤ 5 |
341 |
28.5 |
| 6 - 10 |
317 |
26.5 |
| 11 - 20 |
245 |
20.5 |
| > 20 | 292 | 24.4 |
*American Society of Anesthesiologists.