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Table 3 Outcomes according to the sepsis definitions

From: Epidemiology of sepsis and septic shock in intensive care units between sepsis-2 and sepsis-3 populations: sepsis prognostication in intensive care unit and emergency room (SPICE-ICU)

 

Sepsis-2

Sepsis-3

Sepsis-2 and sepsis-3

Sepsis-2 and no sepsis-3

No sepsis-2 and sepsis-3

No sepsis-2 and no sepsis-3

Outcomes

 

n = 530

n = 569

n = 501

n = 29

n = 68

n = 20

In-hospital mortality

All

114/526 (21.7)

112/565 (19.8)

109/497 (21.9)

5/29 (17.2)

3/68 (4.4)

0/19 (0)

Shock Sepsis-2 Criteria

80/295 (27.1)

78/286 (27.3)

78/286 (27.3)

2/9 (22.2)

0

0

Shock Sepsis-3 Criteria

36/107 (33.6)

36/106 (34.0)

36/105 (34.3)

0/2 (0)

0/1 (0)

0

Patients from ED

57/303 (18.8)

55/316 (17.4)

54/284 (19.0)

3/19 (15.8)

1/32 (3.1)

0/13 (0)

Survivor dispositions

Home

152/526 (28.9)

171/565 (30.3)

140/497 (28.2)

12/29 (41.4)

31/68 (45.6)

10/19 (52.6)

 

Transfer

260/526 (49.4)

282/565 (49.9)

248/497 (49.9)

12/29 (41.4)

34/68 (50.0)

9/19 (47.4)

28-day mortality

 

98/503 (19.5)

99/536 (18.5)

96/474 (20.3)

2/29 (6.9)

3/62 (4.8)

0/19 (0)

ICU-free days

 

13 (0–21)

15 (0–21)

13 (0–21)

19 (2–24)

22 (15–25)

24 (23–26)

Ventilator-free days

 

20 (0–28)

21 (0–28)

20 (0–26)

21 (0–28)

27 (22–28)

28 (28–28)

Length of hospital stay

 

25 (11–46)

24 (12–45)

25 (11–46)

31 (12–47)

20 (12–41)

11 (5–25)

  1. Reported counts (proportions) for categorical and median (interquartile range) for continuous variables
  2. Missing: In-hospital mortality = 5; 28-day mortality = 34; ICU-free days = 34; Ventilator-free days = 34; Length of hospital stay = 5
  3. ICU intensive care unit, ED emergency department