Table 4 Baseline characteristics ofcategorical variables (Post matching)
Variable | Category | Septic shock of non-urinary tract origin (n = 370) | Septic shock of urinary tract origin (n = 370) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Australia | 356 (96.2) | 358 (96.8) | 0.842 |
New Zealand | 14 (3.8) | 12 (3.2) | ||
Hospital source | Home/hospital in the home | 287 (78.8) | 276 (75.2) | 0.001 |
Other acute hospital (not ICU/ED) | 39 (10.7) | 25 (6.8) | ||
Nursing home/chronic care/palliative care | 13 (3.6) | 41 (11.2) | ||
ICU, other hospital | 2 (0.5) | 4 (1.1) | ||
Rehabilitation | 1 (0.3) | 6 (1.6) | ||
Mental health | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
ED, other hospital | 21 (5.8) | 15 (4.1) | ||
Sex | Female | 147 (39.7) | 148 (40.0) | >0.99 |
Male | 223 (60.3) | 222 (60.0) | ||
ICU source | OT/recovery | 5 (1.4) | 5 (1.4) | 0.794 |
Emergency department | 214 (57.8) | 224 (60.5) | ||
Ward/coronary care/other HDU | 126 (34.1) | 119 (32.2) | ||
Same hospital | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | ||
Other hospital | 20 (5.4) | 19 (5.1) | ||
ICU, other hospital | 4 (1.1) | 2 (0.5) | ||
Direct ICU admission (from home or Hospital in the home) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Readmission | Yes | 13 (3.5) | 7 (1.9) | 0.257 |
ICU mortality | Died | 58 (15.7) | 32 (8.6) | 0.005 |
Hospital mortality | Died | 107 (29.0) | 64 (17.3) | < 0.001* |
Elective admission | Elective | 4 (1.1) | 2 (0.5) | 0.679 |
Chronic respiratory disease | Yes | 18 (4.9) | 19 (5.1) | >0.99 |
Chronic cardiovascular disease | Yes | 56 (15.1) | 65 (17.6) | 0.427 |
Chronic liver disease | Yes | 370 (100.0) | 370 (100.0) | NA |
Chronic eenal disease | Yes | 22 (5.9) | 21 (5.7) | >0.99 |
Immune disease | Yes | 7 (1.9) | 10 (2.7) | 0.624 |
Immunotherapy | Yes | 13 (3.5) | 7 (1.9) | 0.257 |
AIDS | Yes | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | NA |
Hepatic failure | Yes | 370 (100.0) | 370 (100.0) | NA |
Lymphoma | Yes | 3 (0.8) | 3 (0.8) | 0.99> |
Metastasis | Yes | 12 (3.2) | 12 (3.2) | 0.99> |
Leukemia | Yes | 3 (0.8) | 4 (1.1) | 0.99> |
Immunosuppression | Yes | 6 (1.6) | 10 (2.7) | 0.448 |
cirrhosis | Yes | 370 (100.0) | 370 (100.0) | NA |
Treatment limitation | Full active management (without treatment limitation) | 161 (43.5) | 174 (47.3) | 0.340 |
Treatment limitation order | 201 (54.3) | 191 (51.9) | ||
Palliative care of a dying patient | 7 (1.9) | 3 (0.8) | ||
Potential organ donation | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Delirium | Yes | 25 (10.8) | 30 (13.7) | 0.431 |
Acute renal failure | Yes | 56 (15.5) | 57 (15.9) | 0.974 |
Elective surgery | Yes | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | >0.99 |
Long term mortality | Yes | 172 (46.5) | 173 (46.8) | >0.99 |
Hospital outcome | Died | 107 (29.0) | 64 (17.3) | < 0.001* |
Discharged home | 154 (41.7) | 180 (48.6) | ||
Discharged to nursing home/chronic care/palliative care | 22 (6.0) | 47 (12.7) | ||
ICU, other hospital | 8 (2.2) | 7 (1.9) | ||
Other acute hospital | 47 (12.7) | 34 (9.2) | ||
Rehabilitation | 29 (7.9) | 32 (8.6) | ||
Mental health | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | ||
Hospital in the home | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.3) | ||
Other | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.1) | ||
ICU outcome | Died | 58 (15.7) | 32 (8.6) | 0.029 |
Survived ICU: home/ward/other | 293 (79.4) | 322 (87.0) | ||
Transferred to another ICU in a different hospital or the same hospital | 8 (2.2) | 7 (1.9) | ||
Transferred to another hospital or ward | 10 (2.7) | 9 (2.4) | ||
Mortality | 1 month (died) | 113 (30.6) | 76 (20.5) | 0.002 |
6 months (died) | 148 (40.1) | 116 (31.4) | 0.016 | |
1 year (died) | 157 (42.5) | 138 (37.3) | 0.167 |
