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. 2013 Sep 12;17(5):R200. doi: 10.1186/cc12894

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and outcomes of the patientsa

Characteristics and outcomes Septic patients
(N = 32)
Control patients
(N = 29)
P
Mean age, years (± SD) 58.0 (19.5) 58.5 (13.6) 0.91
Males, n (%) 19 (59.4) 15 (51.7) 0.55
ICU type
 SICU, n (%) 19 (59.4) 12 (41.4) 0.16
 MICU, n (%) 13 (40.6) 17 (58.6)
Reason for ICU admission, n (%) 0.14
 Cardiovascular disease 4 (12.5) 5 (17.2)
 Respiratory disease 6 (18.8) 9 (31.0)
 Gastrointestinal or renal disease 8 (25.0) 6 (20.7)
 Postoperative 4 (12.5) 7 (24.1)
 Trauma 10 (31.3) 2 (6.9)
Mean APACHE II score (± SD) 15.7 (5.5) 15.0 (5.8) 0.64
Mechanical ventilation, n (%) 24 (75.0) 12 (41.4) 0.008
Vasopressors, n (%) 8 (25.0) 5 (17.2) 0.46
In-hospital mortality, n (%) 9 (28.1) 2 (6.9) 0.03
ICU LOS (days), median (IQR) 15.0 (9.5 to 22.0) 4.0 (3.0 to 4.0) <0.001

aAPACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; IQR, 25% to 75% interquartile range; LOS, length of stay; MICU, medical intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation; SICU, surgical intensive care unit; WBC, white blood cell.