Table 1 Baseline characteristics at the time of drawing the first positive blood culture in the pre-intervention and post-intervention group (n = 881)
From: Early identification of sepsis in hospital inpatients by ward nurses increases 30-day survival
Pre-intervention | Post intervention | ||
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 472) | (n = 409) | ||
Variables | Number (%) | Number (%) | P |
Age | 0.340 | ||
< 65 years | 147 (31.1) | 127 (31.1) | |
65– ≤ 80 years | 150 (31.8) | 147 (35.9) | |
> 80 years | 175 (37.1) | 135 (33.0) | |
Female | 232 (49.2) | 218 (53.3) | 0.219 |
Place of acquisition | 0.201 | ||
Community-acquired | 216 (45.8) | 164 (40.1) | |
Healthcare-acquired | 195 (41.3) | 192 (46.9) | |
Hospital-acquired | 61 (12.9) | 53 (13.0) | |
Functional status | <0.001 | ||
Independent | 269 (57.2) | 284 (69.4) | |
Partly independent | 139 (29.6) | 72 (17.6) | |
Dependent | 62 (13.2) | 53 (13.0) | |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | 0.624 | ||
0 | 123 (26.1) | 95 (23.2) | |
1–2 | 186 (39.4) | 167 (40.8) | |
≥ 3 | 163 (34.5) | 147 (36.0) | |
Infection severity | <0.001 | ||
BSI without sepsis | 21 (4.4) | 2 (0.5) | |
Sepsis | 352 (74.6) | 274 (67.0) | |
Severe sepsis | 90 (19.1) | 123 (30.1) | |
Septic shock | 9 (1.9) | 10 (2.4) | |
SOFA score >2 in any organ | 97 (20.6) | 132 (32.3) | |
Infection focus | 0.370 | ||
Lungs | 73 (15.5) | 59 (14.4) | |
Urinary tract | 189 (40.0) | 183 (44.8) | |
Other and unknown | 210 (44.5) | 167 (40.8) | |
Bloodstream infection (BSI) categories | 0.741 | ||
Gram-negative BSI | 263 (55.7) | 232 (56.7) | |
Gram-positive BSI | 178 (37.7) | 146 (35.7) | |
Mixed microbial | 31 (6.6) | 31 (7.6) | |
Antibiotic before admission (yes) | 64 (13.6) | 71 (17.4) | 0.118 |
Appropriate antibiotic therapy within 24 h | 402 (85.2) | 356 (87.0) | 0.424 |
Immunosuppressant use (yes) | 69 (14.6) | 73 (17.9) | 0.194 |