Table 1 Comparison of patients with infection regarding disease severity
From: Sepsis recognition in the emergency department – impact on quality of care and outcome?
Variable | Total | Non-SIRS | Sepsis | Severe sepsis | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case characteristics | |||||
Number of patients, n (%) | 110 (100) | 56 (50.9) | 34 (30.9) | 20 (18.2) | |
Age in years, median (IQR) | 59 (44–73) | 61 (39–75) | 57 (45–70) | 62 (50–74) | 0.5 |
Female sex, n (%) | 46 (41.8) | 25 (44.6) | 14 (41.2) | 7 (35.0) | 0.8 |
C-reactive protein in mg/dL, median (IQR) | 8.6 (2.8–14.6) | 5.6 (1.7–12.3) | 10.7 (4.5–15.3) | 18.4 (7.4–26.4) | <0.0001 |
SIRS, mean/median (IQR) | 1.6/1 (1–2) | 0.6/1 (0–1) | 2.5/2.5 (2–3) | 2.7/2 (2–3) | <0.0001 |
MEWS, mean/median (IQR) | 2.3/2 (1–4) | 1.2/1 (0–2) | 3.1 (1–4) | 4.2/4 (2.5–6) | <0.0001 |
mMEDS, mean/median (IQR) | 4.8/3 (2–8) | 3.8/3 (0–5.5) | 4.8/3 (2–9) | 7.7/8 (4–11) | 0.002 |
Focus of infection, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||||
Respiratory tract | 27 (24.5) | 11 (19.6) | 8 (23.5) | 8 (40) | |
Gastrointestinal tract | 18 (16.4) | 12 (21.4) | 5 (14.7) | 1 (5) | |
Urinary tract | 18 (16.4) | 6 (10.7) | 7 (20.6) | 5 (25) | |
Skin/soft tissue | 8 (7.3) | 5 (8.9) | 2 (5.9) | 1 (5) | |
Other | 6 (5.5) | 5 (8.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | |
Focus of infection | 33 (30) | 17 (30.4) | 12 (35.3) | 4 (20) | |
Organ dysfunctions, n (%) | |||||
Present organ dysfunction | 32 (29.1) | 12 (21.4) | 0 (0) | 20 (100) | <0.0001 |
More than one organ dysfunction | 8 (7.3) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 7 (35) | |