Introduction
Patients and methods
Patients
Number of patients | Site of infection | Details | Microbiological results |
---|---|---|---|
21 | Respiratory | Lungs |
Neisseria sp. (1)
Ralstonia mannitolilytica (1)
Enterococcus faecium (2)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (5)
Staphylococcus aureus (3)
Acinetobacter baumannii (3)
Candida albicans (3) Unknown (3) |
18 | Abdominal | Peritonitis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, UTI |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1)
Citrobacter freundii (1)
Enterobacter cloacae (1)
Acinetobacter baumannii (1)
Enterococcus faecalis (3)
Staphylococcus aureus (1)
Escherichia coli (1) Unknown (9) |
5 | Blood |
Acinetobacter baumannii (1) Staphylococcus aureus (1)
Neisseria sp. (1)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1)
Candida albicans (1) | |
6 | Other | Eye, meningitis, skin, wound |
Neisseria meningitis (1)
Enterobacter cloacae (1)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2)
Escherichia coli (1) Unknown (1) |
Ethical considerations
Laboratory measurements
Statistical methods
Results
Survivors and non-survivors
Survivors (n = 26) | Non-survivors (n = 24) |
P value* | |
---|---|---|---|
APACHE II1st day
| 18.3 (8–32) | 27 (11–44) | 0.000007 |
SOFA1st day
| 6.6 (0–14) | 11.2 (4–18) | 0.00005 |
SOFA2nd day
| 5.8 (0–14) | 10.6 (3–20) | 0.00004 |
SOFA3rd day
| 4.8 (0–12) | 10.5 (2–20) | 0.0001 |
SOFA5th day
| 4.2 (0–14) | 11.5 (3–19) | 0.000007 |
Survivors (n = 26) | Non-survivors (n = 24) |
P value* | |
---|---|---|---|
pro-ANP1st day
| 218 (98÷385) | 372 (277÷740) | 0.008 |
pro-ANP2nd day
| 227 (131÷402) | 472 (263÷878) | 0.016 |
pro-ANP3rd day
| 249 (155÷376) | 456 (197÷1,128) | 0.043 |
pro-ANP5th day
| 158 (113÷275) | 531 (272÷1,706) | 0.001 |
Severe sepsis and septic shock
Severe sepsis (n = 19) | Septic shock (n = 31) |
P value* | |
---|---|---|---|
APACHE II1st day
| 19.5 (8–35) | 24.3 (13–44) | 0.05 |
SOFA1st day
| 6.3 (0–16) | 10.4 (5–18) | 0.002 |
SOFA2nd day
| 5.6 (0–12) | 9.6 (2–20) | 0.006 |
SOFA3rd day
| 5.2 (0–15) | 8.7 (1–20) | 0.04 |
SOFA5th day
| 6.8 (1–19) | 8.3 (0–19) | 0.6 |
Severe sepsis (n = 19) | Septic shock (n = 31) |
P value* | |
---|---|---|---|
pro-ANP1st day
| 295 (103÷398) | 356 (229÷513) | 0.27 |
pro-ANP2nd day
| 249 (132÷584) | 369 (204÷509) | 0.57 |
pro-ANP3rd day
| 215 (142÷532) | 344 (201÷592) | 0.289 |
pro-ANP5th day
| 143 (87÷1,416) | 295 (179÷809) | 0.18 |