Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients
Global n= 1,372 | Community-acquired n= 1,022 (74.5%) | Nosocomial n= 350 (25.5%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General data | ||||
Sex (male) | 837 (61%) | 623 (61%) | 214 (61%) | 0.999 |
Age (years) | 62.24 ± 16.22 | 62.00 ± 16.65 | 62.93 ± 14.87 | 0.354 |
APACHE II | 21.44 ± 7.54 | 21.09 ± 7.49 | 22.45 ± 7.61 | 0.004 |
Lactate (mM) | 35.56 ± 26.94 | 36.76 ± 27.68 | 32.06 ± 24.37 | 0.020 |
Diagnosis on admission | ||||
Medical | 893 (65.4%) | 734 (72%) | 159 (45.8%) | |
Trauma | 25 (1.8%) | 8 (0.8%) | 17 (4.9%) | <0.001 |
Emergency surgery | 382 (28%) | 256 (25.1%) | 126 (36.3%) | |
Elective surgery | 66 (4.86%) | 21 (2.1%) | 45 (13%) | |
Type of infection | ||||
Pneumonia | 502 (36.6%) | 362 (35.4%) | 140 (40%) | |
Abdominal | 390 (28.4%) | 270 (26.4%) | 120 (34.3%) | |
Urologic | 182 (13.3%) | 163 (15.9%) | 19 (5.4%) | |
Meningitis | 50 (3.6%) | 47 (4.6%) | 3 (0.9%) | <0.001 |
SSTI | 54 (3.9%) | 46 (4.5%) | 8 (2.3%) | |
Catheter | 24 (1.7%) | 6 (0.6%) | 18 (5.1%) | |
Others | 138 (3.1%) | 108 (10.6%) | 30 (8.6%) | |
More than one focus | 32 (2.3%) | 20 (2.0%) | 12 (3.4%) | |
Organ failure | ||||
Hemodynamic | 1,129 (82.3%) | 845 (82.7%) | 284 (81.1%) | 0.517 |
Respiratory | 880 (64.1%) | 641 (62.7%) | 239 (68.3%) | 0.062 |
Renal | ,1006 (73.3%) | 754 (73.8%) | 252 (72.0%) | 0.529 |
Hepatic | 238 (17.3%) | 176 (17.2%) | 62 (17.7%) | 0.870 |
Hematologic | 344 (25.1%) | 266 (26.0%) | 78 (22.3%) | 0.175 |
Coagulation | 502 (36.6%) | 394 (38.6%) | 108 (30.9%) | 0.010 |
Mortality | 526 (38.3%) | 356 (34.8%) | 170 (48.6%) | <0.001 |