Table 1 Demographic data.
Characteristic | Entire Cohort N = 61 | Pre-flowchart N = 27 | Post-flowchart N = 34 | p value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), median (IQR) | 70 (34,89) | 72 (66, 78) | 68 (61, 74) | 0.11 |
Gender, n(%) | 0.8 | |||
Male | 42 (69) | 19 (70) | 23 (68) | |
Female | 19 (31) | 8 (30) | 11 (32) | |
BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR) | 24.3 (22.7, 27.8) | 24.3 (22.7, 27.8) | 25.8 (24.2, 29.2) | 0.2 |
Type of suspected proven infection, n(%) | 0.3 | |||
Wound infection | 6 (10) | 3 (11) | 3 (8.8) | |
Primary peritonitis: | 8 (13) | 2 (7.4) | 6 (18) | |
Secondary peritonitis | 22 (36) | 13 (48) | 9 (26) | |
Community-acquired pneumonia | 18 (29) | 5 (19) | 13 (38) | |
Surgical urinary tract infection | 4 (7) | 2 (7.4) | 2 (5.9) | |
VAP | 3 (5) | 2 (7.4) | 1 (2.9) | |
Main pathology, n(%) | 0.2 | |||
None other than infection | 27 (44) | 9 (33) | 18 (53) | |
ALI/ARDS | 6 (10) | 3 (11) | 3 (8.8) | |
Atrial fibrillation | 2 (3) | 1 (3.7) | 1 (2.9) | |
Cholecystitis | 4 (6) | 4 (15) | 0 (0) | |
Colitis | 2 (3) | 1 (3.7) | 1 (2.9) | |
Colon cancer | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | |
Intrabdominal abscess | 2 (3) | 1 (3.7) | 1 (2.9) | |
Intrabdominal perforation | 9 (15) | 5 (19) | 4 (12) | |
Intestinal occlusion | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 3 (8.8) | |
Pancreatitis | 3 (5) | 2 (7.4) | 1 (2.9) | |
Trauma | 1 (2) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0) | |
Thoracic aorta dissection | 1(2) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | |
Comorbidities, n(%) | ||||
Arrhythmia | 6 (10) | 4 (15) | 2 (5.9) | 0.4 |
Cancer | 7 (11) | 3 (11) | 4 (12) | > 0.9 |
Diabetes | 11 (18) | 6 (22) | 5 (15) | 0.5 |
Hypertension | 29 (49) | 12 (44) | 17 (50) | 0.7 |
Hematologic malignancy | 8 (13) | 5 (19) | 3 (8.8) | 0.4 |
Obesity | 4 (7) | 1 (3.7) | 3 (8.8) | 0.6 |
Severe COPD | 1 (2) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 0.4 |
No comorbidities | 44 (72) | 21 (78) | 23 (68) | 0.4 |
Duration from hospital admission to septic shock (days) | 1 (0, 36) | 1 (0, 4) | 2 (0, 10) | 0.5 |
Durationfrom ICU admission to septic shock (days) | 0 (0, 30) | 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) | 0.5 |
