Table 3

Incidence of sepsis and outcome in private and public hospitals

Parameter

Private hospital

Public hospitals

P

Age, years

73.6 (58.5–81.5)

60.9 (44.7–72.2)

<0.0005

APACHE II score

16 (11–21)

17 (12–22)

0.162

First-day SOFA score

3 (1–5)

6 (3–8.5)

<0.0005

Severe sepsis rate,%

15.3

35

<0.05

Septic shock rate,%

11.7

30.7

<0.05

Overall mortality rate,%

12.5

29.0

<0.05

Severe sepsis mortality rate,%

32.7

51.6

<0.05

Septic shock mortality rate,%

33.3

57.1

<0.05

APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment. Figures in parentheses are interquartile ranges.

Silva et al. Critical Care 2004 8:R251   doi:10.1186/cc2892