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Table 3 In-hospital mortality in prognostic categories of different vital signs

From: A simple prognostic index based on admission vital signs data among patients with sepsis in a resource-limited setting

 

Development cohort (N = 167)

Validation cohort (N = 150)

Variable

n*

Mortality (%)

n

Mortality (%)

Temperature (°C)

    

≤36.5

51

28%

17

53%

36.6 to 38.5 (reference)

84

19%

67

30%

≥38.6

32

28%

66

24%

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

    

≤69

56

30%

52

39%

70 to 109 (reference)

86

19%

95

25%

≥110

13

23%

3

33%

Respiratory rate (cycles/minute)

    

<30 (reference)

102

15%

65

28%

≥30

65

37%

85

32%

Pulse rate (beats/minute)

    

<100 (reference)

61

20%

16

25%

≥100

106

26%

134

31%

Glasgow coma score

    

15 (reference)

133

20%

115

23%

14 to 13

24

33%

13

39%

≤12

10

40%

14

64%

  1. *Number of patients in category. The table shows mortality in prognostic categories of different vital signs among patients with sepsis hospitalized in Uganda. The individual categories were created according to how vital signs predicted mortality in the development cohort.