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Descriptive characteristics of the cancer analytic cohort, adults only |
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| Characteristic |
No severe sepsis |
Severe sepsis |
Total |
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| Hospitalizations |
576,381 |
29,795 |
606,176 |
| Age (years) (mean ± standard deviation) |
66.2 ± 14.7 |
68.2 ± 14.2 |
66.3 ± 14.7 |
| Male (%) |
49.9 |
55.6 |
50.2 |
| Caucasian (%)a |
71.9 |
70.0 |
71.8 |
| Noncancer comorbidity (%) |
28.5 |
31.8 |
28.6 |
| Postoperative (%) |
40.8 |
31.1 |
40.3 |
| Mortality (%) |
7.2 |
37.8 |
8.7 |
| Discharge to home (%) |
77.1 |
37.9 |
75.19 |
| Medical |
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| Length of stay (days) (mean ± standard deviation) |
6.5 ± 8.2 |
12.5 ± 13.6 |
6.9 ± 8.7 |
| Cost per hospitalization (× $1000) (mean ± standard deviation) |
7.1 ± 11.2 |
18 ± 22 |
7.7 ± 12.3 |
| Surgical |
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| Length of stay (days) (mean ± standard deviation) |
7 ± 8.4 |
27 ± 25.1 |
7.8 ± 10.3 |
| Cost per hospitalization (× $1000) (mean ± standard deviation) |
10.9 ± 14.9 |
48 ± 48.5 |
12.3 ± 18.8 |
| Total |
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| Length of stay (days) (mean ± standard deviation) |
6.7 ± 8.3 |
17 ± 19.2 |
7.2 ± 9.4 |
| Cost per hospitalization (× $1000) (mean ± standard deviation) |
8.7 ± 12.9 |
27.4 ± 35.5 |
9.6 ± 15.4 |
| Severe sepsis cases |
0 |
29,795 |
29,795 |
| Severe sepsis (%) |
0 |
100.0 |
4.9 |
| Intensive care unitb (%) |
14.8 |
47.9 |
16.5 |
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All differences between means and proportions are significant (P ≤ 0.0001). Adults defined as aged ≥ 20 years; childbirth-related discharges not included. aCaucasian results were calculated with data from four states (Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts). bIntensive care unit results included hospitalizations for only five states (Florida, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Washington). | |||
Williams et al. Critical Care 2004 8:R291 doi:10.1186/cc2893 |
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