Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the critically ill ICU patients assessed
| SIRS (n = 28) | Sepsis (n = 11) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age |
59.8 (3.8) |
58.4 (7.2) |
| Male gender |
17 (60.7%) |
6 (54.5%) |
| APACHE II score |
16.6 (4 to 29) |
20.0 (5 to 26) |
| Patients from trauma ICU |
11 (39.3%) |
5 (45.4%) |
| Patients from surgical ICU |
17 (60.7%) |
6 (54.6%) |
| Average hospital length of stay (days) |
31.1 (5.1) |
58.4* (10.5) |
| Site of infection |
|
|
| Lung |
|
5 (45.4%) |
| Blood |
|
2 (18.2%) |
| Abdominal |
|
1 (9.1%) |
| Urinary tract |
|
1 (9.1%) |
| Skin |
|
1 (9.1%) |
| Catheter |
|
1 (9.1%) |
| Subsequent nosocomial infection |
11 (39.2%) |
8 (72.7%) |
| Site of infection |
|
|
| Lung |
3 (27.3%) |
4 (50%) |
| Abdominal |
1 (9.1%) |
0 (0%) |
| Urinary tract |
5 (45.4%) |
3 (37.5%) |
| Skin |
2 (18.2%) |
1 (10%) |
| Sampling time following ICU admission (days) |
4 (0 to 45) |
21 (3 to 83) |
| Days following subsequent infection |
|
|
| Following ICU admission |
|
31.7 (9 to 94) |
| Following sampling | 22.38 (6 to 49) |
Data presented as mean (standard error of the mean), number (%) or median (range). APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome. *P <0.05 via an unpaired, two-tailed Student’s t test.