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.