Table 5 Infection characteristics of 129 patient visits considered to have sepsis both by the QlikView application and by medical record review.
Source of infection | Likelihood of infection | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Definite, n | Probable, n | Possible, n | Total, n (%) | |
Lower respiratory tract | 8 | 11 | 22 | 41 (31.5%) |
Urinary tract | 7 | 12 | 12 | 31 (24.0%) |
Gastrointestinal tract | 3 | 2 | 14 | 19 (14.5%) |
Skin and soft tissue | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 (8.5%) |
Bones and joints | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (2.5%) |
Cardiovacular | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) |
Intravenous catherter related | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) |
Dental infection | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) |
Psoas abscess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 (16.2%) |
Total | 24 (18.6%) | 28 (21.7%) | 77 (59.7%) | 129 (100%) |
