Table 1 Baseline characteristics.

From: Relative platelet reductions provide better pathophysiologic signatures of coagulopathies in sepsis

Total

26,176

Male sex, n (%)

13 514 (51.6)

Age, years, mean (SD)

66.16 (15.4)

Admission weight, kg, mean (SD)

84.07 (29.5)

Ethnicity, n (%)

Caucasian

20 370 (77.8)

African American

2752 (10.5)

Asian

418 (1.6)

Hispanic

1057 (4.1)

Native American

216 (0.8)

Other/unknown

1363 (5.2)

Focus of infection, n (%)

Abdominal

3596 (13.7)

Pulmonary

13,611 (50.9)

Soft tissue

1751 (6.6)

Urinary tract

3907 (14.6)

Others/unknown

3291 (12.3)

Charlson comorbidity index, median (IQR)

4 (2–6)

SOFA score on admission, median (IQR)

7 (5–10)

APACHE IV score, median (IQR)

65 (15–82)

Platelet count (day 1), × 103/μL, median (IQR)

181 (125–251)

Platelet count (day 2), × 103/μL, median (IQR)

174 (117–242)

Treatment on day 1, n (%)

Mechanical ventilation

1925 (7.3)

Renal replacement therapy

1108 (4.2)

New coagulopathy-related complications after day 2 of ICU admission, n (%)

Hemorrhage

145 (0.6)

Thrombosis

139 (0.5)

In-hospital death, n (%)

3208 (12.3)

Length of hospital stay, days, median (IQR)

7.4 (4.7–12.1)

  1. SD standard deviation; IQR interquartile range; SOFA sequential organ failure assessment; APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation.