Table 1.
Characteristics of the 61 septic patients presenting to the ED with chief complaint DGC and the 61 patients in the DGC reference group
| Septic patients presenting with ED chief complaint DGC | Sepsis reference group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 61 | n = 516 | ||||
| Variable | Median (IQR) | Number (%a) | Median (IQR) | Number (%a) | P-value |
| Age, yr | 78(67–85) | 61(100.0) | 73(61–82) | 516(100.0) | .013 |
| Gender | .224 | ||||
| -male | 39(63.9) | 299 (57.9) | |||
| ED Vital parameters | |||||
| -Respiratory rate breaths/min) | 24 (20–26) | 22(18–28) | .751 | ||
| -Oxygen saturation (%)oxygen | 94 (90–96) | 94(91–97) | .365 | ||
| -Heart rate (beats/min) | 89(78–107) | 95(80–113) | .229 | ||
| -Temperature (°C) | 37.3(36.7–38.1) | 38.2(37.3–39.1) | .001 | ||
| -Systolic BP | 120(107–145) | 132(110–155) | .030 | ||
| -Altered mental status | 31 (50.8) | 143(27.7) | .000 | ||
| ED Plasma Glucose, mmol/l | 6.9(6.1–7.8) | 7.3(6.2–9.4) | .076 | ||
| History of infection | 55(90.2) | 505(97.9) | .005 | ||
| Fulfilment of Robsonb | 34(63.0) | 286(73.5) | .074 | ||
| Clinical judgment sepsis | 15(24.6) | 166(32.2) | .144 | ||
| Diabetes | 9(14.8) | 96(18.6) | .294 | ||
| History of alcohol overconsumption | 17(27.9) | 40(7.8) | .000 | ||
| Antibiotics prior to admittance | 2(3.3) | 91(17.6) | .003 | ||
| ED Triage priority | .069 | ||||
| -Red (%) | 5(8.2) | 81(15.7) | |||
| -Orange (%) | 18(29.5) | 210(40.7) | |||
| -Yellow (%) | 32(52.5) | 185(35.9) | |||
| -Green (%) | 6(9.8) | 39(7.6) | |||
| -Blue (%) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.2) | |||
| Charlson comorbidity score | 2.0(0.0–3.0) | 2.0(0.5–3.0) | .848 | ||
| In-hospital mortality | 20(32.8) | 56(10.9) | .000 | ||
DGC decreased general condition; ED emergency department; IQR interquartil range; BP blood pressure
aof patients with documentation of parameter
bA history suggestive of a new infection and fulfilment of two or more of the following criteria: temperature < 36°C or > 38.3°C, heart rate >90 beats/min, respiratory rate >20 breaths/min, acutely altered mental status, plasma glucose >6.6 mmol/L (unless diabetic) is considered positive for sepsis. All necessary parameters are documented