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Table 2 Comparison of patients according to hospital survival

From: Sepsis is a major determinant of outcome in critically ill HIV/AIDS patients

 

Survivors

(n= 45)

Nonsurvivors

(n= 43)

Age (mean ± SD)

42 (35-50)

38 (29-46)

Male gender (%)

36 (80%)

31 (72%)

Location before ICU (ward, %)

24 (53%)

29 (67%)

Performance status 3 or 4

1 (0-2)

2 (1-3)

CD4 count <50 mm3 (%)

20 (44%)

21 (49%)

Length of time from AIDS diagnosis

39 (2-92)

50 (2-85)

Recent (<3 months) AIDS diagnosis

13 (29%)

13 (30%)

HAART use

20 (44%)

20 (46%)

SAPS II expanded (points)

44 (37-54)

54 (46-67)b

SOFA D1 (points)

4 (1-7)

7 (4-10)b

Mechanical ventilation

17 (38%)

36 (84%)b

Use of vasopressors on day 1

6 (13%)

15 (30%)a

Renal support

3 (7%)

13 (30%)b

Severe sepsis/septic shock (%)

15 (33%)

29 (67%)b

ICU length of stay (days)

9 (5-17)

10 (4-14)

Hospital length of stay (days)

24 (12-58)

15 (10-24)a

  1. AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; HAART, highly active anti-retroviral Therapy; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. Significant differences are shown as aP < 0.05; bP < 0.01.