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Table 1 abstract P41

From: Incidence of bacteremia at the time of ICU admission and its impact on outcome

 

Overall

(n= 567)

Blood culture positive

(n= 60)

Blood culture negative

(n= 507)

P value

Sex, males (%)

332 (58.6%)

41 (68.3%)

291 (57.4%)

0.137

Mean age, years (± SD)

59.2 ± 8.5

59.6 ± 19.4

59.2 ± 18.4

0.859

Mean APACHE II score (± SD)

16.6 ± 8.5

18 ± 9.4

16.5 ± 18.4

0.184

Previous antibiotics

238 (46.9%)

48 (80%)

190 (37.5%)

0.000

Inotropic support

158 (27.9%)

35 (58.3%)

123 (24.3%)

0.000

Renal support

86 (15.2%)

19 (31.7%)

67 (13.2%)

0.000

Mechanical ventilation

164 (28.9%)

34 (56.7%)

130 (25.6%)

0.000

ICU length of stay, days (± SD)

5.4 ± 5.6

5.18 ± 7.4

5.4 ± 5.4

0.782

ICU mortality

96 (16.9%)

27 (45%)

68 (13.4%)

0.000