Table 2 Epidemiologic data of sepsis patients
Variable | Sepsis group (n = 440) |
|---|---|
Age, years, mean ± standard error of the mean | 61.31 ± 19.86 |
Male/female, number | 290/150 |
Primary diagnosis (%) | 51 (11.6) |
Previous health status (%) | Â |
Previous surgery | 55 (12.5) |
Hypertension | 61 (13.9) |
Ischemic cardiac disease | 36 (8.2) |
Source of injection | Â |
Lung | 266 (60.5) |
Blood | 52 (11.8) |
Abdomen | 72 (16.4) |
Urinary tract | 16 (3.6) |
Catheter-related | 10 (2.3) |
Trauma | 55 (12.5) |
Brain | 29 (6.6) |
Drainage liquid | 7 (1.6) |
Others | 4 (0.9) |
Identified pathogen, n (%) | Â |
Gram-positive | 46 (10.5) |
Gram-negative | 141 (32.0) |
Mix of gram-positive and gram-negative | 46 (10.5) |
Fungus | 91 (20.7) |
Polymicrobial | 73 (16.6) |
Negative blood culture | 46 (10.5) |
Pathogenic bacteria | Â |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 114 (25.9) |
Yeast sample sporphyte | 39 (8.9) |
Aspergillus | 20 (4.5) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 22 (5.0) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 20 (4.5) |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 16 (3.6) |
Escherichia coli | 13 (3.0) |
Others | 83 (18.9) |
Number of organs with dysfunction (%) | Â |
 1 | 68 (15.5) |
 2 | 140 (31.8) |
 3 or more | 232 (52.7) |
APACHE II score, mean ± standard error of the mean | 26.17 ± 6.13 |
28-day mortality, % | 77 (17.5) |