Table 1.
Characteristics | n (%)/median (IQR) |
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Gender | |
Male | 411 (54.1%) |
Female | 349 (45.9%) |
Age (years) | 36 (26, 51) |
Preexisting comorbidities | |
No | 258 (34.0%) |
Yes | 413 (54.3%) |
Unknown | 89 (11.7%) |
qSOFAb criteria | |
Systolic blood pressure ≤ 100 mm Hg | 164 (23.5%) |
Respiratory rate ≥ 22 breaths/min | 267 (39.7%) |
Glasgow coma score < 15 | 159 (24.8%) |
qSOFAa score | |
0 | 217 (28.6%) |
1 | 249 (32.7%) |
≥2 | 129 (17.0%) |
Unknown | 165 (21.7%) |
Emergency department treatments | |
Intravenous fluids | 497 (65.4%) |
Antimicrobial medications | 560 (73.7%) |
Respiratory support | 175 (23.0%) |
Vasopressors | 46 (6.1%) |
Emergency department outcome | |
Discharged | 158 (20.8%) |
Admitted to hospital | 470 (61.9%) |
Transferred | 4 (0.5%) |
Died | 95 (12.5%) |
Eloped | 0 (0.0%) |
Unknown | 33 (4.3%) |
Inpatient outcomeb | |
Discharged | 356 (75.7%) |
Transferred | 13 (2.8%) |
Died | 98 (20.9%) |
Eloped | 1 (0.2%) |
Unknown | 2 (0.4%) |
Overall outcome | |
Discharged | 514 (67.6%) |
Transferred | 17 (2.2%) |
Died | 193 (25.4%) |
Eloped | 1 (0.1%) |
Unknown | 35 (4.6%) |
Care duration (days) | 7 (2, 17) |
qSOFA abbreviates, quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure.
Represents cases admitted to inpatient care.