Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients with suspected infection with and without acute organ dysfunction codes (2005–2013)
Patient characteristics | Any organ dysfunction code | No organ dysfunction code |
|---|---|---|
(n = 57,273) | (n = 134,422) | |
Median age (interquartile range) | 65 (53, 76) | 59 (45, 72) |
Male sex | 32,779 (57.2) | 67,041 (49.9) |
White race | 44,413 (77.6) | 102,539 (76.3) |
Comorbidities | ||
Cancer (solid, metastatic, lymphoma) | 12,284 (21.5) | 31,032 (23.1) |
Diabetes (with and without complications) | 9947 (17.4) | 24,786 (18.4) |
Congestive heart failure | 13,647 (23.8) | 15,352 (11.4) |
Liver disease | 4484 (7.8) | 6896 (5.1) |
Lung disease | 8374 (14.6) | 21,726 (16.2) |
Renal disease | 10,555 (18.4) | 14,350 (10.7) |
Acute organ dysfunction codes: | ||
Hypotension/shock | 9948 (17.4) | _ |
Respiratory | 16,552 (28.9) | _ |
Renal | 34,500 (60.2) | _ |
Acidosis | 8315 (14.5) | _ |
Hepatic | 2875 (5.0) | _ |
Thrombocytopenia | 9426 (16.5) | _ |
Coagulopathy | 2878 (5.0) | _ |
Median number of organ dysfunction codes | 1 (1, 2) | _ |
Objective clinical markers of organ dysfunction: | ||
Hypotension/shock | 24,181 (42.2) | 17,887 (13.3) |
Respiratory | 18,532 (32.4) | 7355 (5.5) |
Renal | 19,094 (33.3) | 3352 (2.5) |
Acidosis | 10,236 (17.9) | 2093 (1.6) |
Hepatic | 6010 (10.5) | 2526 (1.9) |
Thrombocytopenia | 9703 (16.9) | 7980 (5.9) |
Coagulopathy | 5871 (10.3) | 3147 (2.3) |
Median number of objective dysfunctional organs | 1 (0, 2) | 0 (0, 0) |
Median hospital length of stay (interquartile range) | 11 (6, 20) | 6 (4, 11) |
Hospital mortality | 9265 (16.2) | 2775 (2.1) |