Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients of Patients with Severe Sepsis
| 2008 (N=33,095) |
2012 (N=43,733) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years ± SD | 69.4 ± 12.31 | 69.7 ± 12.16 | <0.001 |
| Gender, N (%) | 0.104 | ||
| Male | 32,133 (97%) | 42,373 (97%) | |
| Female | 962 (3%) | 1,360 (3%) | |
| Race, N (%) | <.001 | ||
| White/Caucasian | 23,419 (71%) | 32,023 (73%) | |
| Black/African America | 5,998 (18%) | 8,180 (18%) | |
| Unknown | 3,208 (10%) | 2,853 (7%) | |
| Other | 470 (1%) | 677 (2%) | |
| Total Hospital LOS, days ± SD | 12.487 ± 14.16 | 10.896 ± 13.94 | <.001 |
| Admission Source, N (%) | <.001 | ||
| VA Emergency Department | 17,205 (52%) | 21,176 (48%) | |
| VA Outpatient Clinic | 12,735 (38%) | 18,972 (43%) | |
| Other | 3,155 (10%) | 3,585 (9%) | |
| Discharge Status, N (%) | <.001 | ||
| Outpatient (home) | 21,132 (64%) | 29,492 (67%) | |
| Nursing Facility | 5,247 (16%) | 7,296 (17%) | |
| Death | 4,841 (15%) | 4,420 (10%) | |
| Other/Unknown | 996 (3%) | 1,409 (3%) | |
| Hospital Transfer | 879 (2%) | 1,116 (3%) | |
| ICU, N (%) | 14,600 (44%) | 16,496 (38%) | <.001 |
| Mechanically Ventilated, N (%) | 6,761 (20%) | 6,657 (15%) | <.001 |
| ICU and Mechanically Ventilated, N (%) | 6,539 (20%) | 6,502 (15%) | <.001 |