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Table 4 Comparison of variables of survivors vs non-survivors, expressed as medians and interquartile range, except otherwise noted

From: Pre-operative fluid resuscitation in the emergency general surgery septic patient: does it really matter?

Survivors vs Non-Survivors

 

Survived (n = 257)

Died (n = 44)

p-value

Demographics

 Age (years)

53 (38–67)

65 (58–72)

< 0.001

Vitals

 HR (beats/minute)

96 (83–112)

105 (93–122)

0.02

 MAP (mmHg)

90 (76–101)

72 (66–79)

< 0.001

 SBP (mmHg)

123 (109–139)

106 (91–116)

< 0.001

 RR (breaths/minute)

18 (16–22)

22 (18–29)

0.005

 Temp (°F)

98.4 (98.1–99.3)

98.1 (96.6–99.9)

0.24

Laboratory Values

 Bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

1.5 (1.1–2.5)

< 0.001

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

2.0 (1.4–3.2)

< 0.001

 Lactate(mmol/L)

1.7 (1.2–2.6)

3.2 (1.8–6.9)

< 0.001

 Platelet (×103/mcL)

240 (175–314)

167 (97–283)

0.001

Scoring Systems

 SOFA

2.0 (0–6)

10.5 (6–14)

< 0.001

 qSOFA

1.0 (0–1)

2.0 (1–3)

< 0.001

Interventions

 Pre-op Vasopressor

55 (21%)

30 (68%)

< 0.001

 Time to OR (hours)

6.2 (3.3–13.0)

4.1 (3.3–7.6)

0.06

 Fluids per Kg (mL/kg)

17.8 (8.6–32.7)

27.4 (14.3–59.6)

0.007