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. 2019 Aug 20;9:12105. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-48588-1

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients according to the development of in-hospital hypotension.

Variables Total N = 308 (100%) Development of in-hospital hypotension
No N = 247 (80.2%) Yes N = 61 (19.8%) P
Age (years) 63 [55–71] 62 [54–71] 66 [56–73] 0.09
Male gender [n (%)] 192 (62.34) 155 (62.75) 37 (60.66) 0.76
qSOFA score (point) 0 [0–1] 0 [0–1] 1 [0–1] <0.01*
Initial vital sign
MBP (mmHg) 85 [77–96] 87 [78–98] 78 [73–87] <0.01*
Heart rate (bpm) 96 [85–108] 94 [83–106] 105 [95–120] <0.01*
Body temperature (°C) 37.7 [36.9–38.7] 37.6 [36.8–38.5] 38.3 [37.1–39.2] 0.01*
Radiology features
Size of abscess (cm) 5 [3.3–6.8] 5 [3.3–6.8] 5 [3.4–6.5] 0.91
Multiple lesions [n (%)] 94 (30.5) 74 (30) 20 (32.8) 0.67
Bilobar involvement [n (%)] 47 (15.3) 35 (14.2) 12 (19.7) 0.29
Treatment modality [n (%)] 0.15
Antibiotic only 98 (31.8) 81 (32.8) 17 (27.9)
Antibiotics + Percutaneous drainage 204 (66.2) 163 (66) 41 (67.2)
Antibiotics + Surgical treatment 6 (2) 3 (1.2) 3 (4.9)
Timing of treatment
Door to antibiotic time (hour) 3.98 [2.88–5.13] 3.98 [2.83–5.2] 3.93 [3.15–5.08] 0.88
Door to intervention time (hour) 15.84 [4.97–38.24] 15.72 [4.83–27.82] 17.02 [5.3–80.65] 0.12
Comorbidity [n (%)]
Hypertension 120 (38.96) 96 (38.87) 24 (39.34) 0.95
Diabetes mellitus 84 (27.27) 67 (27.13) 17 (27.87) 0.91
Chronic kidney disease 7 (2.27) 4 (1.62) 3 (4.92) 0.14
Malignancy 121 (39.29) 92(37.25) 29 (47.54) 0.14
Liver cirrhosis 9 (2.92) 5 (2.02) 4 (6.56) 0.08
Cardiovascular disease 29([9.42) 22 (8.91) 7(11.48) 0.54
Laboratory data
WBC count (10^3/μL) 11.11 [7.66–15.23] 11.36 [8.32–15.06] 8.96 [6.04–15.35] 0.11
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 12.15 [10.7–13.4] 12.2 [10.8–13.5] 11.7 [10.5–13.2] 0.37
Platelet count (10^3/μL) 178 [124–272] 192 [136–301] 132 [88–198] <0.01*
Neutrophil ratio (%) 85.4 [79.9–89.5] 83.95 [79.05–88.2] 89.5 [85.4–93] <0.01*
Prothrombin ratio (%) 80 [69–93] 80 [70–95] 79 [66–89] 0.2
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.85 [0.65–1.08] 0.8 [0.63–1.01] 1.02 [0.81–1.5] <0.01*
Albumin (g/dL) 3.2 [2.8–3.6] 3.2 [2.8–3.6] 2.9 [2.7–3.4] 0.01*
ALT (IU/L) 40 [25–74] 38 [24–66] 56 [27–96] 0.02*
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) 1.1 [0.7–1.7] 0.9 [0.6–1.6] 1.3 [1–2.4] <0.01*
C reactive protein (mg/L) 169 [95–234] 165 [90–228] 197 [134–266] 0.02*
Lactate (mmol/L) 1.75 [1.1–2.8] 1.3 [1–2] 2.6 [1.6–4.8] <0.01*
Bacteremia [n (%)] 111 (36) 64 (25.9) 47 (77.1) <0.01*
DNIa 0.9 [−0.29–1.61] 0.74 [−0.69–1.44] 1.79 [0.99–2.73] <0.01*

*P < 0.05, Data are expressed in median [IQR] and n (%), aVariable was logarithmically transformed before analyses.

Abbreviations: qSOFA, quick sequential organ failure assessment; MBP, mean blood pressure; WBC, white blood cell; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; DNI, delta neutrophil index.