Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics
From: Sepsis in mechanically ventilated patients with spinal cord injury: a retrospective analysis
Variables | Primary sepsis | Secondary sepsis | Test | OR | 95% CI | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n) | ||||||
  Male | 10 | 13 | Fisher’s exact | 1.2 | 0.16–8.3 | 1.0 |
  Female | 2 | 3 | Fisher’s exact | 0.87 | 0.12–6.2 | 1.0 |
Age (years) | ||||||
  Range | 37–83 | 28–81 | – | – | – | – |
  Mean (SD) | 64 (14) | 64 (15) | – | – | – | – |
  Median | 69 | 67 | Mann–Whitney U | – | – | 0.86 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | ||||||
  Range | 22–40 | 21–51 | – | – | – | – |
  Mean (SD) | 31 (6.8) | 28 (7.8) | – | – | – | – |
  Median | 32 | 27 | Mann–Whitney U | – | – | 0.27 |
SCI etiology (n) | ||||||
  Trauma | 0 | 10 | Fisher’s exact | 0.02 | 0.00–0.49 | <0.001 |
  Infection | 12 | 6 | Fisher’s exact | 40 | 2.0–805 | <0.001 |
NLI (n) | ||||||
  C1–4 | 5 | 3 | Fisher’s exact | 3.1 | 0.56–17 | 0.23 |
  C5–8 | 2 | 8 | Fisher’s exact | 0.20 | 0.03–1.2 | 0.11 |
  T1–S5 | 5 | 5 | Fisher’s exact | 1.6 | 0.33–7.5 | 0.70 |
AIS (n) | ||||||
  AIS A | 1 | 6 | Fisher’s exact | 0.15 | 0.02–1.5 | 0.18 |
  AIS B | 2 | 7 | Fisher’s exact | 0.26 | 0.04–1.6 | 0.22 |
  AIS C | 6 | 2 | Fisher’s exact | 7.0 | 1.1–45 | <0.05 |
  AIS D | 3 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 5.0 | 0.45–56 | 0.29 |
Comorbid conditions a) (n) | ||||||
  Myocardial infarction | 0 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 0.41 | 0.02–11 | 1.0 |
  Congestive heart failure | 2 | 2 | Fisher’s exact | 1.4 | 0.17–12 | 1.0 |
  Peripheral vascular disease | 1 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 1.4 | 0.08–24 | 1.0 |
  Cerebrovascular disease | 0 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 0.41 | 0.02–11 | 1.0 |
  Chronic pulmonary disease | 3 | 2 | Fisher’s exact | 2.3 | 0.32–17 | 0.62 |
  Connective tissue disease | 0 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 0.41 | 0.02–11 | 1.0 |
  Ulcer disease | 2 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 3.0 | 0.24 to 38 | 0.56 |
  Mild liver disease | 3 | 0 | Fisher’s exact | 12 | 0.56–262 | 0.07 |
  Diabetes | 4 | 5 | Fisher’s exact | 1.1 | 0.22–5.4 | 1.0 |
  Moderate or severe renal disease | 3 | 2 | Fisher’s exact | 2.3 | 0.32–17 | 0.62 |
  Diabetes with end-organ damage | 2 | 2 | Fisher’s exact | 1.4 | 0.17–12 | 1.0 |
  Any tumor | 2 | 4 | Fisher’s exact | 0.6 | 0.09–4.0 | 0.67 |
Complications on ICU (n) | ||||||
  Myocardial infarction | 0 | 4 | Fisher’s exact | 0.11 | 0.01–2.3 | 0.11 |
  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 1 | 4 | Fisher’s exact | 0.27 | 0.03–2.8 | 0.36 |
Indication for MV (n) | ||||||
  Surgery for septic source control | 12 | 2 | Fisher’s exact | 145 | 6.3–3317 | <0.0001 |
  Respiratory failure | 0 | 13 | Fisher’s exact | 0.01 | 0.00–0.22 | <0.0001 |
  Severe thoracic trauma | 0 | 0 | Fisher’s exact | – | – | – |
  Neurological status | 0 | 0 | Fisher’s exact | – | – | – |
  MV prior to sepsis | 0 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 0.41 | 0.02 to 11 | 1.0 |
Airway status prior to MV (n) | ||||||
  Natural airway | 12 | 15 | Fisher’s exact | 2.4 | 0.09 to 65 | 1.0 |
  Tracheostomy | 0 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 0.41 | 0.02 to 11 | 1.0 |
