Table 2 Comparison of clinical and etiological findings in sepsis patients
All patients n = 291 | SAE n = 127 | non-SAE n = 164 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Disease type n (%) | ||||
Medical disease | 198 (68.0) | 88 (69.3) | 110 (67.1) | 0.358 |
Emergency surgery | 47 (16.2) | 23 (18.1) | 24 (14.6) | |
Elective surgery | 46 (15.8) | 16 (12.6) | 30 (18.3) | |
Infection sites n (%) | ||||
Respiratory tract | 159 (54.6) | 76 (59.8) | 83 (50.6) | 0.076 |
Biliary tract | 25 (8.6) | 8 (6.3) | 17 (10.4) | 0.220 |
Gastrointestinal tract | 59 (20.3) | 34 (26.8) | 25 (15.2) | 0.015** |
Urinary tract | 16 (5.5) | 9 (7.1) | 7 (4.3) | 0.296 |
Bloodstream | 14 (4.8) | 7 (5.5) | 7 (4.3) | 0.623 |
Skin and soft tissue | 15 (5.2) | 5 (3.9) | 10 (6.1) | 0.408 |
Detected pathogens n (%) | ||||
Staphylococcus | 35 (12.3) | 16 (12.6) | 19 (11.6) | 0.792 |
Enterococcus | 34 (15.5) | 21 (16.5) | 13 (7.9) | 0.023* |
Escherichia coli | 67 (30.6) | 31 (24.4) | 36 (21.9) | 0.621 |
Acinetobacter | 61 (20.9) | 27 (21.3) | 34 (20.7) | 0.913 |
Pseudomonas | 18 (6.2) | 8 (6.3) | 10 (6.1) | 0.944 |
Klebsiella | 27 (9.3) | 11 (8.7) | 16 (9.8) | 0.750 |
Fungus | 32 (10.9) | 13 (10.2) | 19 (11.6) | 0.715 |
Others | 15 (5.2) | 6 (4.7) | 9 (5.5) | 0.770 |
Biochemical Indexes (median) | ||||
PCT (μg/L) | 1.89 [0.66,5.37] | 2.33 [1.14, 6.97] | 1.39 [0.42, 3.99] | < 0.01* |
Endotoxin (EU/mL) | 0.11 [0.05, 0.20] | 0.12 [0.05, 0.21] | 0.10 [0.05, 0.19] | 0.464 |
WBC (×109/L) | 10.8 [7.60, 15.8] | 10.9 [8.5, 16.2] | 11.35 [7.70, 15.88] | 0.245 |
PLT (×109/L) | 152 [76.7, 191.5] | 105 [56.0, 180.0] | 168 [110.0, 246.5] | < 0.01* |
HCT | 30.1 [27.0, 33.0] | 20.3 [18.1, 22.1] | 33.4 [33.0, 34.3] | 0.069 |
Cr (μmol/L) | 78 [52.0, 95.8] | 78 [59.0, 109.8] | 73.5 [51.5, 87.0] | 0.315 |