From: Reversal of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte count ratio in early versus late death from septic shock
All patients (n = 130) | Abdominal septic shock (n = 99) (1) | Extra-abdominal septic shock (n = 31) (2) | p Value (1) vs (2) | |
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Age, yr | 72.7 (60.3–82.4) | 72.5 (61.4–82) | 74 (58.7–84.2) | 0.76 |
Female | 54 (41.5) | 42 (42.4) | 12 (38.7) | 0.54 |
Male | 76 (58.5) | 57 (57.6) | 19 (61.3) | 0.54 |
Origin of sepsis | ||||
Digestive tract | 99 (74.6) | 99 (100) | 0 (0) | |
Bone and soft tissue | 14 (11) | 0 (0) | 14 (45) | |
Pulmonary | 7 (5) | 0 (0) | 7 (22) | |
Urinary tract | 6 (4) | 0 (0) | 6 (19) | |
Blood/endocarditis | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | 4 (12) | |
Comorbidities | ||||
CAD | 24 (18) | 20 (20) | 4 (13) | 0.36 |
Diabetes | 28 (21) | 23 (23) | 5 (16) | 0.4 |
COPD | 13 (10) | 8 (8) | 5 (16) | 0.19 |
Cancer/immunosuppression | 33 (25) | 28 (28) | 5 (16) | 0.17 |
Charlson comorbidity index score | 5 (4–6) | 5 (4–6) | 5 (4–6) | 0.86 |
Severity and outcome | ||||
SAPS II | 52.5 (42–60.8) | 52 (40.5–61) | 53 (44–59) | 0.61 |
SOFA score at admission | 8 (6–12) | 8 (6–11.5) | 9 (8–12) | 0.066 |
In-ICU LOS | 5 (2–11.8) | 5 (2–10) | 10 (3–18) | 0.061 |
In-ICU mortality | 54 (41.5) | 37 (37.4) | 17 (54.8) | 0.085 |
Hospital-acquired infection | 29 (22.3) | 20 (20.2) | 9 (29) | 0.3 |
Cell counts at admission | ||||
Neutrophils, 109/L | 9.7 (4–16.3) | 10.1 (3.9–16.3) | 8.3 (5.8–17.1) | 0.78 |
Lymphocytes, 109/L | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | 0.88 |
NLCR | 9.3 (4.8–18.2) | 9 (4.6–17.9) | 11.5 (5.5–18.5) | 0.47 |