Age (yr) | 69.6 ± 15 |
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Sex (%) | |
Female | 45.6 |
Male | 54.4 |
Chronic coexisting conditions (%)a | |
Hypertension | 83.3 |
Diabetes | 63.3 |
Coronary artery disease | 45.6 |
Dyslipidemia | 31.5 |
Congestive heart failure | 34.5 |
Malignancy | 11.1 |
Chronic Obstructive lung disease or emphysema | 10 |
Neurologic disease | 7.7 |
Liver disease | 4.5 |
SIRS criteria at presentation (%) | |
More than 2 | 70 |
Less than 2 | 30 |
Vital signs upon presentation | |
Temperature (°C) | 37.4 ± 1.1 |
Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 116 ± 31.7 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 61.1 ± 15.5 |
Mean Arterial Pressure (mm Hg) | 80.0 ± 19.2 |
Heart Rate (beats/min) | 86.2 ± 19.4 |
Respiratory Rate (respiration/min) | 21.2 ± 5.6 |
Oxygen Saturation (%) | 96.0 ± 5.0 |
Base line laboratory values | |
White-cell count (per mm3) | 14 ± 7*10000 |
Hemoglobin | 10.9 ± 1.97 |
Hematocrit | 32.8 ± 6.1 |
Lactate (mmol/liter) | 29 ± 4.1 |
Lactate ≥4 (%) | 81.3 |
Lactate ≤4 (%) | 18.8 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 5.4 ± 2.3 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 51.5 ± 24.5 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.54 ± 0.6 |
Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (mm Hg) | 35.2 ± 16.1 |
pH arterial blood | 7.38 ± 0.01 |
PaO2/FiO2 | 318.7 ± 141.6 |
Bacteremia | |
Yes | 39 |
No | 51 |
Site of Infection (%) | |
HD Catheter | 26.7 |
Unknown | 20.0 |
Lung | 15.6 |
Urine | 11.1 |
Skin | 11.1 |
GI | 8.9 |
Gall Bladder | 3.3 |
Brain | 1.1 |
Heart | 1.1 |
Bone | 1.1 |