From: The intensive care infection score – a novel marker for the prediction of infection and its severity
Group 1 | Groups 2 + 3 | P | |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 149) | (n = 152) | ||
Age (years) | 57 (24) | 62 (19) | 0.01 |
Gender (male) | 100 (67) | 105 (69) | 0.72 |
APACHE II score | 22 (10) | 22 (8) | 0.92 |
APACHE IV score | 63 (38) | 60 (34) | 0.49 |
SOFA score | 7 (7) | 8 (6) | 0.06 |
Comorbidity | |||
Neurologic | 39 (26) | 41 (27) | 0.88 |
Cardiac | 40 (27) | 58 (38) | 0.04 |
Pulmonary | 28 (19) | 38 (25) | 0.25 |
Gastrointestinal | 39 (26) | 55 (36) | 0.05 |
Renal | 15 (10) | 24 (16) | 0.14 |
DM II | 22 (15) | 33 (22) | 0.13 |
Cancer | 22 (15) | 46 (30) | 0.002 |
Autoimmune | 7 (5) | 8 (5) | 0.97 |
Reasons for ICU admission | <0.001 | ||
Suspected infection | 23 (15) | 69 (45) | |
Respiratory failure | 24 (16) | 33 (22) | |
Renal failure | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
Liver failure | 5 (3) | 3 (2) | |
Neurology | 31 (21) | 8 (5) | |
CPR | 9 (6) | 5 (3) | |
Shock | 10 (7) | 3 (2) | |
Trauma | 13 (9) | 5 (3) | |
Postoperative | 34 (23) | 25 (17) | |
Treatment on ICU | |||
Antibiotics | 140 (94) | 152 (100) | 0.02 |
Norepinephrine | 109 (73) | 128 (84) | 0.03 |
Dobutamine | 18 (12) | 17 (11) | 0.80 |
TPN | 39 (26) | 50 (33) | 0.20 |
Mechanical ventilation | 133 (89) | 125 (82) | 0.06 |
Renal replacement therapy | 15 (10) | 52 (34) | <0.001 |
Length of ICU stay (days) | 9 (17) | 11 (17) | 0.49 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 22 (34) | 26 (36) | 0.13 |
Mortality day 28 | 42 (28) | 58 (38) | 0.09 |
Mortality day 90 | 98 (36) | 68 (45) | 0.13 |