Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients
| SIRS n=38 | Sepsis n=52 | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age | 65.71±15.23 | 63.21±15.83 | NS | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 18 | 47.4 | 29 | 55.8 | NS |
| Female | 20 | 52.6 | 23 | 44.2 | |
| Positive blood culture | 0 | 0 | 38 | 73.1* | <0.001 |
| APACHE II | 23.84±5.26 | 27.83±5.76 | 0.001 | ||
| Etiological factors | |||||
| Respiratory system infection | – | – | 21 | 40 | – |
| Bacteremia | – | – | 11 | 21 | – |
| Urinary tract infection | – | – | 5 | 9 | – |
| Unknown | – | – | 4 | 8 | – |
| Catheter-related bloodstream infection | – | – | 4 | 8 | – |
| Intraabdominal infection | – | – | 4 | 8 | – |
| Surgical site infection | – | – | 2 | 4 | – |
| Endocarditis | – | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| Predisposal factors | |||||
| CVO | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0.03 |
| Malignancy | 5 | 15 | 5 | 9 | NS |
| Respiratory disorder | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | NS |
| CKD | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | NS |
| Trauma | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | NS |
| COPD | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | NS |
| Neurological disorder | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | NS |
| CAD | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | NS |
| HT | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | NS |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 25.05±14.19 | 32.7±21.37 | NS | ||
| Mortality | 5 | 13.2 | 17 | 32.7 | 0.01 |
APACHE: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CAD: Chronic arterial disease; CKD: Chronic kidney disease; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVO: Chronic vascular occlusion; HT: Hypertension; SIRS: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome.