Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population.

Demographic Data
Mean Age (SD)	58.78 (20.6)
Male sex (%)	58.15
Site of Infection
Pulmonary infection (%)	51.63
Urinary infection (%)	24.46
Intra-abdominal infection (%)	10.33
Soft tissue infection (%)	4.89
Bloodstream infection (%)	4.35
CNS infection (%)	3.8
Osteoarticular infection (%)	0.54
SOFA and qSOFA scores on admission
Median SOFA (IQR 25–75%)	6 (4-9)
Median qSOFA (IQR 25–75%)	1 (1-2)
Major Outcomes Evaluated
Need of MV at the ED (%)	67.93
Mean hospitalization time in days (SD)	27.00 (54.2)
Mean length of ICU stay in days (SD)	12.38 (193)
Mortality (%)	51.63