Table 4.
Prognosis of patients
Clinical variables | Postoperative sepsis group | Non-postoperative sepsis group | P value |
Death, n (%) | 24 (50) | 4 (2.44) | < 0.001 |
Septic shock | 22 (45.83) | 0 (0) | < 0.001 |
Pulmonary embolism | 0 (0) | 3 (1.83) | 1.000 |
Heart failure | 2 (4.17%) | 1 (0.610%) | 0.129 |
LOS of survivors (mean ± SD, d) | 20.96 ± 4.97 | 11.69 ± 2.8 | < 0.001 |
LOS: Length of stay. P < 0.001, vs the non-postoperative sepsis group.