Table 1

Baseline characteristics and outcome of the patients

Variable
Non-infected patients
(n = 67)
Infected patients without SIRS
(n = 32)
Patients with sepsis
(n = 47)
Patients with severe sepsis
(n = 27)

Gender, number (percentage)




     Male
23 (34.3)
18 (56.3)
20 (42.6)
18 (66.7)
     Female
44 (65.7)
14 (43.7)
27 (57.4)
9 (33.3)
Age in years, mean ± SD
67.3 ± 17.1
60.8 ± 16.6
60.4 ± 19.9
66.4 ± 17.8
Length of hospitalisation in days, mean ± SD
8.5 ± 6.9
10.3 ± 11.5
7.8 ± 6.7
10.8 ± 10.5
Mortality on day 28, number (percentage)
6 (8.9)
0
0
4 (14.8)
Severity of disease, mean ± SD




     SOFA score
1.4 ± 1.1
1.6 ± 1.5
1.6 ± 1.2
3.0 ± 1.9
Comorbidity, mean ± SD




     Charlson Index
1.6 ± 1.3
1.3 ± 1.3
1.1 ± 1.3
1.2 ± 1.3
Laboratory findings, mean ± SD




Haemoglobin, mmol/l
8.1 ± 1.1
8.2 ± 1.2
8.2 ± 1.2
8.2 ± 1.1
Platelet count, 109/l
288.5 ± 108.2
324.5 ± 210.6
254.4 ± 107.3
268.0 ± 184.4
Bilirubin, μmol/l
9.3 ± 6.9
21.9 ± 36.6
10.6 ± 6.8
13.6 ± 5.5
Prothrombin time (reference: 0.70–1.30)
1.0 ± 0.3
0.9 ± 0.4
0.9 ± 0.3
0.9 ± 0.3
Creatinine, μmol/l
96.7 ± 27.3
100.6 ± 31.2
100.4 ± 31.7
140.3 ± 79.5

SD, standard deviation; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; SOFA, Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment.

Gaïni et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R32   doi:10.1186/cc5715