Table 4.
Univariate analyses of risk factors for overall 30-day mortality
|
Variable |
Deaths (n = 18) |
Survivors (n = 31) |
Odds ratio (95%CI) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Male sex |
10 (56) |
19 (61) |
0.79 (0.24 – 2.56) |
0.69 |
| Age (each 10 years) |
10 (56) |
12 (39) |
0.97 (0.68 – 1.38) |
0.85 |
| Liver transplant |
15 (83) |
10 (32) |
10.5 (2.46 – 44.8) |
0.001 |
| Infection acquired in the ICU |
16 (89) |
8 (26) |
12.2 (2.83 – 52.7) |
0.001 |
| Previous use of any antibiotic a |
6 (40) |
16 (64) |
0.38 (0.10 – 1.40) |
0.14 |
| Previous use of carbapenem a |
5 (33) |
6 (24) |
1.58 (0.39 – 6.50) |
0.52 |
| Extra-urinary site of infection |
17 (94) |
18 (58) |
12.4 (1.45 – 100.0) |
0.02 |
| Primary bacteremia |
7 (39) |
10 (32) |
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| Pneumonia |
8 (44) |
5 (16) |
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| Surgical site infection |
2 (11) |
3 (10) |
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| Bacteremia b |
12 (67) |
16 (52) |
1.65 (0.49 – 5.52) |
0.42 |
| Central venous catheter |
17 (94) |
14 (45) |
20.6 (2.44 – 175.0) |
0.005 |
| Mechanical ventilation |
15 (83) |
10 (32) |
10.5 (2.46 – 44.8) |
0.001 |
| Serum creatinine (for each 100 μmol/L) c |
200 (100 – 250) |
220 (110 – 460) |
0.76 (0.52 – 1.11) d |
0.16 |
| Hemodialysis |
7 (39) |
5 (17) |
3.31 (0.86 – 12.7) |
0.08 |
| Therapy for acute rejection |
2 (11) |
10 (32) |
0.28 (0.07 – 1.16) |
0.08 |
| Septic shock |
10 (56) |
5 (16) |
4.17 (1.15 – 15.0) |
0.03 |
| Appropriate empiric therapy |
11 (50) |
18 (58) |
0.79 (0.24 -2.56) |
0.69 |
| Resistance to carbapenem | 9 (50) | 9 (29) | 2.44 (0.73 – 8.17) | 0.15 |
ICU – intensive care unit; CI = confidence interval; a Data available for 40 cases; b includes 11 cases of secondary bacteremia; c median(interquartile range).