Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients presenting to the emergency department with sepsis or septic shock.
| Total (N = 939) | Survivors (N = 720) | Non-survivors (N = 219) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 72.39 ± 15.62 | 72.28 ± 15.88 | 72.74 ± 14.77 | .71 |
| Male | 555 (59.1%) | 400 (55.6 %) | 155 (70.8%) | <.001 |
| Smoking | 409 (43.6%) | 323 (44.9%) | 86 (39.3%) | .14 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 220 (23.4%) | 168 (23.3%) | 52 (23.7%) | .9 |
| Hypertension | 597 (63.6%) | 458 (63.6%) | 139 (63.5%) | .97 |
| Dyslipidemia | 377 (40.1%) | 293 (40.7%) | 84 (38.4%) | .54 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 184 (19.6%) | 143 (19.9%) | 41 (18.7 %) | .71 |
| Coronary Artery Disease | 311 (33.1%) | 237 (32.9%) | 74 (33.8%) | .81 |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 229 (24.4%) | 179 (24.9%) | 50 (22.8%) | .54 |
| Malignancy | 372 (39.6%) | 273 (37.9%) | 99 (45.2%) | .05 |
| History of stroke | 72 (7.7%) | 56 (7.8%) | 16 (7.3%) | .82 |
| History of Vascular Disease | 88 (9.4%) | 73 (10.1%) | 15 (6.8%) | .14 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 378 (40.3%) | 286 (39.7%) | 92 (42.0%) | .55 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 155 (16.5%) | 127 (17.7%) | 28 (12.8%) | .09 |
Table 1 shows the patient characteristics and pre-hospital variables of septic/septic shock patients in order to compare survivors versus non-survivors.