Table 1 Lack of evidence of nosocomial infection in a retrospective cohort of patients dying of sepsis
From: Is nosocomial infection really the major cause of death in sepsis?
Age range (years) | Source of infection | SOFA score | ICU LOS (days) | Days from diagnosis to death | Days from final culture to death | Final culture result | Cause of death | Evidence of nosocomial infection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 to 79 | Lung | 12 | 16 | 13 | 1 | No growth | Cancer | No nosocomial infection |
60 to 69 | Skin and soft tissue | 9 | 55 | 55 | 5 | No growth | CHF | No nosocomial infection |
80 to 89 | Genitourinary | 12 | 1 | 14 | 2 | No growth | CHF | No nosocomial infection |
70 to 79 | Bloodstream | 15 | 17 | 17 | 2 | Original organism | IE/sepsis | No nosocomial infection |
80 to 89 | Lung | 18 | 54 | 73 | <1 | Original organism | Ischemic bowel | No nosocomial infection |
40 to 49 | Intra-abdominal | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | No growth | Liver failure | No nosocomial infection |
80 to 89 | Lung | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | No growth | MI | No nosocomial infection |
70 to 79 | Lung | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Original organism | MI | No nosocomial infection |
40 to 49 | Bloodstream | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | No growth | MOF | No nosocomial infection |
50 to 59 | Bloodstream | 15 | 16 | 33 | 3 | No growth | MOF | No nosocomial infection |
40 to 49 | Intra-abdominal | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | No growth | MOF | No nosocomial infection |
70 to 79 | Intra-abdominal | 16 | 42 | 43 | 3 | No growth | MOF | No nosocomial infection |
60 to 69 | Lung | 9 | 19 | 18 | 2 | No growth | MOF | No nosocomial infection |
50 to 59 | Skin and soft tissue | 13 | 10 | 11 | 1 | No growth | MOF | No nosocomial infection |
60 to 69 | Skin and soft tissue | 14 | 76 | 57 | 2 | No growth | MOF | No nosocomial infection |
<30 | Skin and soft tissue | 14 | 86 | 85 | <1 | No growth | MOF | No nosocomial infection |
80 to 89 | Genitourinary | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Original organism | MOF | No nosocomial infection |
70 to 79 | Lung | 4 | 34 | 22 | 3 | No growth | Tumor lysis | No nosocomial infection |
40 to 49 | Intra-abdominal | 7 | 46 | 74 | 1 | New organism | MOF | Nosocomial infection |
70 to 79 | Intra-abdominal | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | New organism | MOF | Nosocomial infection |
<30 | Intra-abdominal | 12 | 37 | 37 | <1 | New organism | Pancreatitis | Nosocomial infection |
60 to 69 | Intra-abdominal | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | New organism | MOF | Indeterminate |
50 to 59 | Skin and soft tissue | 12 | 37 | 37 | 4 | No growth | MOF | Indeterminate |
40 to 49 | Lung | 16 | 68 | 50 | 6 | No growth | MOF | Indeterminate |
70 to 79 | Lung | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | Original organism | MOF | Indeterminate |
70 to 79 | Intra-abdominal | 14 | 3 | 13 | <1 | No growth | Sepsis | Indeterminate |