Table 1 Patient Demographics and clinical characteristics stratified by serial qSOFA values.
Variables (n) | All patients (2859) | Triage qSOFA < 2 (2337) | Triage qSOFA ≥ 2 (508) | p-value | Maximum qSOFA < 2 (1478) | Maximum qSOFA ≥ 2 (1362) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yr) | 57.3 ± 17.8 | 56.2 ± 17.7 | 62.2 ± 17.8 | < 0.01 | 54.8 ± 17.7 | 60.0 ± 17.6 | < 0.01 |
Male | 52.9% (1522) | 53% (1243) | 51% (261) | ns | 54.3% (802) | 51.4% (700) | ns |
Time to antibiotic (min) | 184 ± 157 | 197 ± 162 | 125 ± 114 | < 0.01 | 204 ± 167 | 162 ± 141 | < 0.01 |
Total IVF (mL) | 2460 ± 1759 | 2405 ± 1732 | 2750 ± 1857 | < 0.01 | 2172 ± 1524 | 2785 ± 1934 | < 0.01 |
Mortality | |||||||
In hospital | 14.4% (411) | 11.7% (273) | 26.4% (134) | < 0.01 | 8.5% (126) | 20.6% (280) | < 0.01 |
28 days (n = 2468) | 19.0% (469) | 15.2% (308) | 36.6% (159) | < 0.01 | 11.7% (150) | 27.1% (316) | < 0.01 |
Any ICU admission | 72.0% (2059) | 70.7% (1651) | 78.2% (397) | < 0.01 | 64.7% (956) | 80.0% (1090) | < 0.01 |
Intubated (ED) | 8.5% (241) | 5.6% (130) | 21.0% (106) | < 0.01 | 3.4% (50) | 13.8% (187) | < 0.01 |
ALI (SF ratio < 452) | 58.0% (1659) | 53.6% (1252) | 77.8% (395) | < 0.01 | 45.2% (668) | 71.5% (974) | < 0.01 |
Vasopressor(s) | 7.2% (205) | 5.6% (131) | 14.4% (73) | < 0.01 | 2.5% (37) | 12.3% (167) | < 0.01 |
