Table 1 General data of the sample (n = 167)
From: Impact of a sepsis bundle in wards of a tertiary hospital
Variables | Results |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 51.52 ± 20.29 |
Female | 98 (58.7%) |
Charlson | 3.07 ± 2.47 |
APACHE II | 10.94 ± 5.45 |
Type of ward | |
Medical clinic | 119 (71.2%) |
General surgery | 15 (9%) |
Hematology | 10 (6%) |
Oncology | 10 (6%) |
Nephrology | 6 (3.6%) |
Cardiology | 4 (2.4%) |
Orthopedics | 3 (1.8%) |
Nosocomial sepsis | 76 (45.5%) |
Sepsis classification | |
Sepsis | 106 (63.5%) |
Severe sepsis | 56 (33.5%) |
Septic shock | 5 (3.0%) |
Sepsis origin | |
Lung | 56 (33.5%) |
Abdominal | 36 (21.6%) |
Urinary tract | 27 (16.2%) |
Soft tissue | 20 (12%) |
Surgical wound | 5 (3%) |
Catheter | 1 (0.6%) |
Unknown | 12 (7.2%) |
3-h bundle | 121 (72.5%) |
Blood cultures | |
Negative | 134 (80.2%) |
Gram positive | 13 (7.8%) |
Gram negative | 10 (5.9%) |
Length of stay (days) | 27.43 ± 19.36 |
Management in ICU | 32 (19.2%) |
Death | 52 (31.1%) |