Table 5.
Case series of invasive fungal infection (IFI) cases not treated with antifungals among military personnel injured in combat (2009–2011)
| IFI cases | Lower extremity amputation | High-level amputation* | Injury severity score | PRBC transfusion in-theatre (units) | Maximum WBC count at US MTFs (109 cells/l) | Total hospitalization (days) | Total ICU duration (days) | Number of OR visits | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probable | |||||||||
| 1 | No | No | 14 | 5 | 6·4 | 16 | 2 | 6 | No |
| 2 | Yes | No | 34 | 16 | 12·6 | 71 | 6 | 11 | No |
| 3 | No | No | 50 | 30 | 9·2 | 64 | 20 | 18 | No |
| 4 | Yes | No | 21 | 12 | 9·2 | 20 | 4 | 3 | No |
| 5 | No | No | 10 | 4 | 8·8 | 15 | 6 | 5 | No |
| 6 | Yes | No | 24 | 17 | n.a. | 48 | 3 | 1 | No |
| Possible | |||||||||
| 7 | Yes | No | 11 | n.a. | 5·0 | 29 | 2 | 7 | No |
| 8 | Yes | No | 24 | 33 | 7·4 | 38 | 13 | 8 | No |
| Unclassifiable | |||||||||
| 9 | No | No | 14 | 10 | 16·2 | 59 | 8 | 15 | No |
| 10 | Yes | No | 26 | 13 | 11·1 | 28 | 6 | 19 | No |
| 11 | No | No | 10 | 2 | 20·3 | 32 | 7 | 8 | No |
| 12 | Yes | Yes | 29 | 22 | 7·4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | Yes |
ICU, Intensive care unit; MTFs, military treatment facilities; OR, operating room; PRBC, packed red blood cells; WBC, white blood cell; n.a., not applicable due to missing data.
*
High-level amputations are defined as total hip disarticulation or hemipelvectomy.