Table 2:

Summary of management and outcome parameters.

Management and outcomes	+AdjΔHb n = 18	−AdjΔHb n = 24	p
During admission
Source control procedure	11 (61%)	17 (71%)	0.530
Number of operations	1.0 [1.0–2.0]	2.0 [1.0–3.0]	0.116
Operative blood loss (mL)	120 [9–530]	258 [28–821]	0.401
Phlebotomy blood loss (mL)	789 [537–1,115]	765 [535–1,138]	0.939
Red blood cell transfusions	1.0 [0.0–2.0]	2.5 [0.0–6.5]	0.137
Discharge hemoglobin (g/dL)	9.3 [8.5–10.6]	8.4 [7.6–8.9]	0.001
Hospital length of stay (days)	23 [22–35]	24 [17–30]	0.731
ICU length of stay (days)	13 [6–18]	12 [7–19]	0.629
Discharge disposition
Home	6 (33%)	9 (38%)	>0.999
Skilled nursing facility	6 (33%)	4 (17%)	0.281
Inpatient rehabilitation	1 (6%)	1 (4%)	>0.999
Long term care facility	3 (17%)	8 (33%)	0.299
Hospice	2 (11%)	1 (4%)	0.567
Inpatient mortality	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	>0.999

AdjΔHb: difference in hemoglobin (Hb) from sepsis onset to discharge adjusted for operative blood loss, phlebotomy blood loss, and red cell transfusions, assuming 300 mL red cells = 1 g/dL Hb; ICU: intensive care unit. Data are presented as n (%) or median [interquartile range].