Table 2.
Mortality by suspected infection and sepsis
48-hour mortality | In-hospital mortality | |||||||
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Variable | Died, n/N (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value | Died, n/N (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI)* | P-value |
All patients | 23/1,134 (2.0%) | – | – | 84/1,117 (7.5%) | – | – | – | – |
Patients with suspected infection† | 8/419 (2.0%) | – | – | 44/413 (10.7%) | – | – | – | – |
Patients without sepsis but with suspected infection‡ | 5/338 (1.5%) | Reference | Reference | 30/333 (9.0%) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Patients with sepsis§ | 3/81 (3.7%) | 2.5 (0.6–11.0) | 0.204 | 14/80 (17.5%) | 2.1 (1.1–4.3) | 0.030 | 1.7 (0.8–3.5) | 0.115 |
OR = odds ratio.
* Adjusted for age, gender, HIV status, and surgery while in hospital.
† Any infectious disease.
‡ Suspected infection and a qSOFA score < 2.
§ Suspected infection and a qSOFA score ≥ 2.