Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 12,062 patients included in the study.
| Variable | Total Patients 12,062 pts |
qSOFA < 2 11,136 pts |
qSOFA ≥ 2 826 pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (Male) | 6644 (55.1%) | 6206 (55.2%) | 438 (53.0) |
| Age (years) | 71 (55–81) | 70 (54–81) | 78 (67–85) |
| Temperature °C | 37.9 (37.0–38.8) | 37.8 (36.9–38.7) | 38.2 (37.5–39.1) |
| Heart Rate (b/min) | 95 (80–110) | 95 (80–110) | 99 (83–114) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 127 (110–145) | 130 (114–145) | 100 (90–110) |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 70 (60–80) | 71 (61–81) | 60 (50–76) |
| Peripheral SaO2 | 95 (92–97) | 95 (92–97) | 94 (89–96) |
| Procalcitonin in Emergency Department | 3402 (28.2%) | 3022 (26.9%) | 380 (46.0%) |
| Blood Culture in Emergency Department | 2261 (18.7%) | 1991 (17.7%) | 270 (32.7%) |
| Charlson score ≥ 2 | 3244 (26.9%) | 3010 (26.8%) | 234 (28.3%) |
| Outcomes | |||
| Infectious diagnosis (any) ‡ | 7437 (61.7) | 6844 (60.9%) | 593 (71.8%) |
|
4525 (37.5) | 4177 (37.2%) | 348 (42.1%) |
|
919 (7.6%) | 778 (6.9%) | 141 (17.1%) |
|
3066 (25.4%) | 2844 (25.3%) | 222 (26.9%) |
| LOS # (days) | 10 (6–17) | 10 (6–17) | 11 (7–18) |
| Deceased | 1533 (12.7%) | 1337 (11.9%) | 196 (23.7%) |
‡ Acute respiratory infections, Bloodstream infections, and other site infections were defined at hospital discharge; # Lenght of Hospital Stay; qSOFA: quick sequential organ failure assessment.