Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients
From: Descriptive analysis of sepsis in a developing country
Age (years) | 70.09 ± 16.8 |
Sex (%) | |
Female | 48.5 |
Male | 51.5 |
Chronic coexisting conditions (%) | |
Hypertension | 58.8 |
Diabetes | 34 |
Coronary artery disease | 25.8 |
Congestive heart failure | 16.9 |
Chronic obstructive lung disease or emphysema | 10.3 |
Neurologic disease | 3.1 |
SIRS criteria at presentation (%) | |
2 or more | 67 |
Less than 2 | 30 |
Vital signs upon presentation | |
Temperature (°C) | 37.55 ± 1.127 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 111.23 ± 27.63 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 60.81 ± 16.91 |
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 77.27 ± 18.96 |
Heart rate (beats/min) | 100.43 ± 28.67 |
Respiratory rate (respiration/min) | 22.31 ± 6.25 |
Oxygen saturation (%) | 94.07 ± 6.7 |
Baseline laboratory values | |
White cell count (per mm3) | 19.5 ± 3.34 × 10,000 |
Hemoglobin | 10.69 ± 2.45 |
Hematocrit | 32.27 ± 8.43 |
Lactate (mmol/l) | 3.80 ± 3.531 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.86 ± 1.9 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 37.03 ± 26.29 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | 3.08 ± 5.2 |
Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (mmHg) | 36.42 ± 10.8 |
pH arterial blood | 7.36 ± 0.13 |
PaO2/FiO2 | 241.8 ± 111.54 |
Bacteremia | |
Yes | 41 |
No | 56 |
Site of infection (%) | |
Urine | 40.2 |
Lung | 19.6 |
Unknown | 19.6 |
Skin | 10.3 |
GI | 8.2 |
Endocarditis | 1 |
Oral flora | 1 |