Table 3.
Sepsis treatment variables and patient’s length of stay
| Total n=174 | CHF | P values | ||
| Negative n=87 | Positive n=87 | |||
| Intravenous fluid requirement in first 6 hours (L), mean (±SD) | 1.65±1.69 | 1.96±2.04 | 1.34±1.19 | 0.236 |
| Intravenous fluid requirement in first 24 hours (L), mean (±SD) | 3.20±2.59 | 3.67±2.82 | 2.75±2.28 | 0.038 |
| Furosemide use within the first 24 hours, yes | 33 (21.3) | 9 (10.8) | 24 (33.3) | 0.001 |
| Furosemide use in the ED, yes | 24 (13.9) | 7 (8.1) | 17 (19.5) | 0.030 |
| Intubation in the ED, yes | 25 (16.6) | 9 (10.6) | 16 (24.2) | 0.025 |
| Intubation within the first 48 hours, yes | 51 (29.3) | 18 (20.7) | 33 (37.9) | 0.012 |
| Use of vasopressor in the first 24 hours, yes | 59 (33.9) | 24 (27.6) | 35 (40.2) | 0.078 |
| Vasopressor use: norepinephrine, yes | 54 (31.0) | 23 (26.4) | 31 (35.6) | 0.190 |
| Vasopressor use: dopamine, yes | 17 (9.8) | 4 (4.6) | 13 (14.9) | 0.022 |
| Time to vasopressor use within first 24 hours (hours), mean (±SD) | 7.47±7.23 | 7.92±7.73 | 7.16±6.97 | 0.911 |
| Vasopressors treatment duration within first 24 hours (hours), mean (±SD) | 108.12±158.29 | 117.21±111.96 | 101.89±184.84 | 0.046 |
| Inotrope use in first 24 hours: dobutamine, yes within first 24 hours | 15 (8.6) | 1 (1.1) | 14 (16.1) | <0.001 |
| Time to dobutamine use within first 24 hours (hours), mean (±SD) | 11.71±8.56 | 23 | 10.90±8.27 | 0.181 |
| Dobutamine treatment duration within first 24 hours (hours), mean (±SD) | 110.80±79.67 | 312 | 96.43±59.15 | 0.133 |
| Steroid use, yes | 49 (28.2) | 25 (28.7) | 24 (27.6) | 0.866 |
| Steroid treatment duration (hours), mean (±SD) | 167.14±322.53 | 169.44±382.75 | 164.10±230.56 | 0.537 |
ED, emergency department; CHF, congestive heart failure.