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Table 3 Infection occurring during ICU hospitalization not present at admission

From: Risk factors of frailty and death or only frailty after intensive care in non-frail elderly patients: a prospective non-interventional study

 

Non-frail at 6 months (n = 34)

Frail or death at 6 months (n = 54)

P*

Frail at 6 months (n = 29)

P**

Infection, yes

4 (12)

16 (30)

0.051

7 (24)

0.197

Infection severity

  

0.249

 

0.524

 Sepsis

3 (75)

3 (23)

 

3 (43)

 

 Severe sepsis

0 (−)

3 (23)

 

0 (−)

 

 Septic shock

1 (25)

7 (54)

 

4 (57)

 
  1. Data are expressed as number (percentage). *Non-frail vs frail or died at 6 months. **Non-frail vs frail at 6 months