|
Age [years]
|
63 ± 15
|
63 ± 16
|
63 ± 15
|
0.9116
|
|
Male, %
|
64%
|
46%
|
58%
|
0.2752
|
|
Body-mass index, mean ± SD
|
28 ± 9
|
28 ± 7
|
30 ± 13
|
0.1507
|
|
Severity of sepsis
|
48%
|
46%
|
52%
|
0.4576
|
|
Sepsis/severe sepsis, %
|
52%
|
54%
|
48%
| |
|
Septic shock, %
| | | |
|
SOFA score, mean ± SD
|
8.6 ± 4.1
|
8.9 ± 4.3
|
8.0 ± 3.7
|
0.2449
|
|
APACHE II score, mean ± SD
|
21.3 ± 7.4
|
21.6 ± 7.4
|
20.6 ± 7.6
|
0.4053
|
|
Comorbidities, %
| | | | |
|
Hypertension
| |
58
|
59
|
1.0000
|
|
History of myocardial infarction
| |
5
|
6
|
0.7586
|
|
COPD
| |
18
|
17
|
1.0000
|
|
Renal dysfunction
| |
11
|
20
|
0.0834
|
|
Diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)
| |
11
|
8
|
0.6202
|
|
Diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
| |
11
|
5
|
0.1938
|
|
Chronic liver diseases
| |
7
|
9
|
0.7839
|
|
History of cancer
| |
18
|
19
|
0.8481
|
|
History of stroke
| |
6
|
8
|
0.7647
|
|
Recent surgical history, %
| | | |
0.0631
|
|
Elective surgery
|
28
|
31
|
19
| |
|
Emergency surgery
|
44
|
44
|
44
| |
|
No history of surgery
|
28
|
24
|
37
| |
|
Site of infection, %
| | | |
0.1516
|
|
Lung
|
50
|
46
|
56
| |
|
Abdomen
|
30
|
31
|
28
| |
|
Bone or soft tissue
|
7
|
7
|
6
| |
|
Surgical wound
|
2
|
3
|
0
| |
|
Urogenital
|
1
|
0
|
3
| |
|
Primary bacteremia
|
6
|
7
|
3
| |
|
Other
|
4
|
5
|
3
| |
|
Organ support, %
| | | | |
|
Mechanical ventilation
|
83
|
83
|
83
|
0.8933
|
|
Use of vasopressor
|
52
|
54
|
48
|
0.4576
|
|
Renal-replacement therapy
|
10
|
11
|
9
|
0.7300
|
