Table 4 Demographic and clinical characteristics of severe sepsis and/or septic shock patients
From: Prevalence and incidence of severe sepsis in Dutch intensive care units
Demographic/clinical characteristic | Severe sepsis (n = 134) | Septic shock (n = 53) |
|---|---|---|
Previous location | ||
Surgery | 50 (37) | 26 (49) |
Internal Medicine | 20 (15) | 5 (9) |
Cardiology | 0 | 0 |
Neurology | 5 (4) | 2 (4) |
Emergency room | 35 (26) | 14 (26) |
Outside hospital | 13 10) | 3 (6) |
Other | 11 (8) | 3 (6) |
Reason for ICU admission | ||
Acute surgery | 41 (31) | 20 (38) |
Elective surgery | 5 (4) | 2 (4) |
Acute trauma | 5 (4) | 1 (2) |
Acute infection | 83 (62) | 30 (57) |
Source of infection | ||
Lung | 63 (47) | 22 (42) |
Abdomen | 45 (34) | 20 (38) |
Urethra | 3 (2) | 3 (6) |
Central nervous system | 2 (1) | 1 (2) |
Blood | 3 (2) | 0 |
Skin | 9 (7) | 5 (9) |
Other | 9 (7) | 2 (4) |
Comorbidities | ||
Diabetes | 25 (19) | 9 (17) |
History of CVA | 17 (13) | 7 (13) |
Malignancy | 32 (24) | 14 (26) |
Heart failure | 12 (9) | 4 (8) |
Respiratory failure | 35 (26) | 13 (25) |
Liver failure | 2 (1) | 1 (2) |
Kidney failure | 14 (10) | 7 (13) |