Table 1 Profiles of patients with sepsis
Patient no. | Age, years/gender | Diagnosis | No. of days septic | No. days in ICU | Organ dysfunction | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 73/F | Urosepsis, ARDS | 2 | 2 | Lung, kidney | Found unconscious at home—likely sick additional days, blood culture (+) for Enterococcus |
2 | 60/F | Bilateral bronchopneumonia | 5 | 5 | Lung | Systemic lupus erythematous on steroids, blood culture (+) for Staphylococcus aureus; malnourished |
3 | 26/F | Bronchopneumonia, ARDS secondary to MVA, pelvic fractures, acute MI | 9 | 15 | Lung | Splenectomy, mild muscular dystrophy |
4 | 49/M | Thigh abscess, aspiration pneumonia | 16 | 16 | Liver, kidney, lung | Elevated INR, Enterococci and yeast in wound culture, type 2 diabetes |
5 | 54/M | Peritonitis due to disruption of colonic anastomosis, colon adenocarcinoma | 25 | 30 | Lung, kidney | Elevated INR COPD, type 2 diabetes, no specific organisms identified |
6 | 51/F | Peritonitis | 25 | 30 | Kidney | Previous splenectomy, invasive adrenal carcinoma |
