Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients with Severe Sepsis (n=2727)
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sociodemographic: | |
| Age (years) | 76 (6.5) |
| Average Survival (days) | 1411.7 (1080.4) |
| Overall mortality | 1501(55.0) |
| Sex: | |
| Male | 2687 (98.5) |
| Female | 40 (1.5) |
| Race: | |
| White | 2057 (75.4) |
| Black | 535 (19.6) |
| Hispanic | 198 (7.3) |
| Other | 135 (5.0) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 1343 (49.2) |
| Married | 1384 (50.8) |
| Alcohol Abuse | 119 (4.4) |
| Smoking Cessation | 805 (29.5) |
| Drug Abuse | 32 (1.2) |
| In-Hospital Treatments within 48 hours of admission: | |
| Admitted to ICU | 1501 (55.0) |
| Mechanical Ventilation | 661 (24.2) |
| Vasopressor Use | 799 (29.3) |
| VA Priority Group: | |
| 1 | 469(17.2) |
| 2–6 | 2022(74.1) |
| 7–8 | 232(8.5) |
| Comorbid Conditions: | |
| Myocardial Infarction | 262 (9.6) |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 713 (26.1) |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 542 (19.9) |
| COPD | 795 (29.2) |
| Rheumatic Fever | 75 (2.8) |
| Cirrhosis | 39 (1.4) |
| Dementia | 111 (4.1) |
| Diabetes (with complications) | 485 (17.8) |
| Hepatitis | 19 (0.7) |
| Paraplegia | 85 (3.1) |
| Renal Disease | 769 (28.2) |
| Cancer | 693 (25.4) |
| Metastatic Cancer | 127 (4.7) |
| AIDS | 11 (0.4) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Score | 3.5 (2.6) |
| Number of Medications by type:* | |
| Diabetes | 0.4 (0.7) |
| Pulmonary | 0.6 (1.3) |
| Cardiac | 1.9 (1.7) |
| Oral | 0.3 (0.6) |
All factors listed in this table are given as total number and percentage or mean and standard deviation.
*
Includes medications given 90 days prior to admission.