Table 4

Non septic SIRS vs. septic patients' characteristics

Data

Non septic SIRS

(n = 11)

Sepsis

(n = 5)

P value

Male/female

8/3

5/0

0.55

Age (years)

69 ± 10

61 ± 24

0.37

ASA physical status (III/IV)

7/4

2/3

0.72

Length of stay in the ICU (days)

5 (3-6)

14 (8-18)

0.26

SAPS II

34 (27-42)

23 (19-50)

0.76

EuroSCORE

9 ± 4

8 ± 1

0.67

LVEF <50%

3 (27%)

2 (40%)

0.95

Baseline biologic measurements

- WBC (G/L)

7.6 ± 2.4

6.9 ± 1.0

0.59

- CRP (mg/L)

6.4 (2.4-11.1)

10.9 (1.7-18.3)

0.96

- PCT (ng/L)

0.09 (0.08-0.18)

0.09 (0.07-0.20)

1

- BPW (%T/s)

0.02 ± 0.02

0.04 ± 0.03

0.27

Surgical procedure (n)

- Valvular surgery

7 (63%)

3 (60%)

- Combined surgery

2 (18%)

1 (20%)

- Ascending aorta surgery

2 (18%)

1 (20%)

- CABG

0

0

CPB duration (min)

118 (90-120)

139 (103-208)

0.31

Aortic cross clamping time (min)

84 ± 27

99 ± 39

0.39

Post operative complications (n)

- Reoperation

1 (9%)

3 (60%)

0.12

- Hemorrhage

2 (18%)

3 (60%)

0.27

- Tamponade

0

2 (40%)

0.15

- Inotropic support

3 (27%)

2 (40%)

0.95

- Myocardial infarction

0

1 (20%)

0.68

- AKI requiring RRT

1 (9%)

2 (40%)

0.43

Death (n)

2 (18%)

2 (40%)

0.75

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range), or number (percentage).

AKI = acute kidney injury; ASA = American Society of Anesthesiology; BPW = biphasic waveform; CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass; CRP = C-reactive protein; EuroSCORE = European system for cardiac operative risk evaluation; ICU = intensive care unit; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; PCT = procalcitonin; RRT = renal replacement therapy; SAPS II = simplified acute physiology score; SIRS = systemic inflammatory response syndrome.

Delannoy et al. Critical Care 2009 13:R180   doi:10.1186/cc8166