Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 44 patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and sepsis enrolled in the study.
From: Kinetics of progenitor hemopoetic stem cells in sepsis: Correlation with patients survival?
Age (years, mean ± SD) | 59.56 ± 18.28 |
Male/Female | 32/12 |
APACHE II score (mean ± SD) | 16.49 ± 5.52 |
SOFA score (mean ± SD) | 8.14 ± 3.39 |
White blood cells (mean ± SD, /μl) | 12,939.8 ± 6,502.5 |
Sepsis [No of patients (%)] | 10 (22.72) |
Severe Sepsis [No of patients (%)] | 12 (27.27) |
Septic shock [No of patients (%)] | 22 (50.00) |
Underlying conditions [No (%)] | |
Multiple injuries | 10 (22.72) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 22 (50.00) |
Celiac aortic aneurysm replacement | 5 (11.36) |
Others | 5 (11.36) |
Predisposing factors [No (%)] | |
Diabetes mellitus 2 | 7 (15.91) |
Coronary Heart Disease | 10 (22.72) |
Others | 5 (11.36) |
Positive cultures of TBS* [No (%)] | 25 (56.82) |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 15 (34.09) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 7 (15.91) |
Others | 3 (6.82) |