Table 2 Outcome parameters for different severities of sepsis
From: The impact of the severity of sepsis on the risk of hypoglycaemia and glycaemic variability
Outcome parameters | Sepsis n = 47 | Severe sepsis n = 83 | Septic shock n = 61 | p valuesa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median SAPS II [14] (median/IQR) | 38.1 (28.1 to 42.0) | 38.0 (33.5 to 44.0) | 45.8 (38.3 to 51.5) | < 0.0001 b |
Median SOFA [15] (median/IQR) | 6.0 (4.0 to 7.6) | 5.5 (4.5 to 7.5) | 8.9 (7.0 to 11.3) | < 0.0001 b |
Acute renal failure, post-admission (n/%) | 10 (21.3%) | 37 (44.6%) | 34 (55.7%) | 0.0008 c |
Patients with CRRT (n/%) | 6 (12.8%) | 12 (14.5%) | 21 (35.0%) | 0.0035 c |
Duration of septic episodes (days; median/IQR) | 2.0 (1.0 to 6.0) | 4.0 (2.0 to 7.0) | 10.0 (7.0 to 19.0) | <0.0001 b |
Time of ventilation (hours; median/IQR) | 37.3 (0.0 to 760.9) | 61.0 (0.0 to 933.9) | 308.1 (2.4 to 2052.9) | < 0.0001 c |
Length of stay (hours; median/IQR) | 166.5 (95.0 to 320.0) | 213.0 (135.0 to 412.0) | 391.0 (216.0 to 870.0) | < 0.0001 c |
28 day mortality (n/%) | 5 (10.6%) | 7 (8.4%) | 15 (24.6%) | 0.0166 b |
ICU mortality (n/%) | 5 (10.6%) | 9 (10.8%) | 25 (41.0%) | < 0.0001 b |
Hospital mortality (n/%) | 7 (15.6%) | 13 (16.5%) | 26 (43.3%) | 0.0003 b |