Characteristics | SIRS | sepsis | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | negative blood culture | positive blood culture |  |
 | N = 60 | N = 51 | N = 33 |  |
Age (years) | 51 ± 21 | 59 ± 18 | 54 ± 20 | NS |
Gender (n,%) | Â | Â | Â | NS |
Male | 36 (60) | 31 (60.8) | 25 (75.8) | Â |
Female | 24 (40) | 20 (39.2) | 8 (24.2) | Â |
Temperature (°C) | 37.2 ± 0.9 | 38.4 ± 0.9 | 38.0 ± 1.2 | <0.001 |
APACHE II score | 11 ± 7 | 18 ± 8 | 17 ± 8 | <0.001 |
SOFA score | - | 8 ± 4 | 8 ± 4 | NS |
Etiological factors (n,%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Pulmonary infection | - | 40 (78.4) | 23 (69.7) | NS |
Abdominal infection | - | 11 (21.6) | 6 (18.2) | NS |
Urinary tract infection | - | 10 (19.6) | 8 (24.2) | NS |
Trauma/postoperative infection | - | 16 (31.4) | 14 (42.4) | NS |
Catheter-related infections | - | 3 (5.9) | 9 (27.3) | 0.006 |
Others | - | 4 (3) | 1 (3) | NS |
Predisposing factors(n,%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hypertension | 15 (25) | 19 (37.3) | 10 (30.3) | NS |
Diabetes | 4 (6.7) | 10 (19.6) | 4 (12.1) | NS |
COPD | 2 (3.3) | 6 (11.8) | 3 (9.1) | NS |
Coronary heart disease | 7 (11.7) | 7 (13.7) | 2 (6.1) | NS |
Immunosuppressed | 0 (0) | 5 (9.8) | 3 (9.1) | 0.011 |
Nervous system disease | 3 (5) | 5 (5.9) | 2 (6.1) | NS |
CKD | 2 (3.3) | 3 (5.9) | 3 (9.1) | NS |
Mortality rate (n,%) | 4 (6.7) | 22 (43.1) | 11 (33.3) | P <0.001 |