Table 1.
Base-line characteristics and outcome of patients included in the study
| Variable | SIRS criteria not fulfilled | SIRS not categorised as sepsis or non-infective | Non-infective SIRS | Sepsis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without organ dysfunction | With organ dysfunction | Without organ dysfunction | With organ dysfunction | |||
| N | 21 | 36 | 25 | 50 | 11 | 76 |
| Age (years) (IQR) | 72.1 (61.5 to 75.4) | 66.8 (40.5 to 77.5) | 63.3 (51.2 to 71.5) | 62.6 (51.0 to 74.5) | 65.1 (42.6 to 73.4) | 66.7 (54.3. to 75.8) |
| Female, n (%) | 5 (29%) | 19 (53%) | 11 (44%) | 21 (42%) | 6 (54%) | 30 (39%) |
| HDU, n (%) | 6 (33%) | 4 (11%) | 11 (44%) | 4 (8%) | 4 (36%) | 4 (5%) |
| Surgical | 14 (78%) | (36%) | 20 (80%) | 19 (38%) | 10 (91%) | 36 (47%) |
| SOFA score Day 1 (IQR) | 4 (3 to 7) | 5 (3 to 8) | 1 (1 to 2) | 6 (3 to 8) | 2 (1 to 3) | 7 (5 to 10) |
| Length of stay on ICU/HDU (days) (IQR) | 2.8 (1.3 to 8.3) | 3.4 (1.3 to 8.6) | 1.3 (0.3 to 3.1) | 2.4 (1.1 to 5.1) | 1.8 (1.3 to 10) | 4.1 (2.4 to 7.8) |
| Mortality on ICU/HDU n (%) | 0 | 3 (8%) | 1 (4%) | 4 (8%) | 0 | 12 (16%) |