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Table 2 Cumulative incidence of severe sepsis in cirrhotic patients admitted to intensive-care units between 2005 and 2010

From: Impact of chronic hepatitis C on mortality in cirrhotic patients admitted to intensive-care unit

 

Control-group

CHC-group

p-value

Severe sepsis

1511 (36.6 %)

431 (37.9 %)

0.456

Acute organ dysfunction

 Respiratory

1329 (88 %)

365 (84.7 %)

0.963

 Cardiovascular

1018 (67.4 %)

283 (65.7 %)

0.920

 Renal

1036 (68.6 %)

288 (66.8 %)

0.919

 Hematological

469 (31 %)

124 (28.8 %)

0.697

 Metabolic

254 (16.8 %)

84 (19.5 %)

0.154

 Neurological

222 (14.7 %)

43 (10 %)

0.035

 Hepatic

556 (36.8 %)

146 (33.9 %)

0.606

Site of infection

 Respiratory

515 (34.1 %)

157 (36.4 %)

0.259

 Digestive

896 (59.3 %)

267 (61.9 %)

0.222

 Genitourinary

171 (11.3 %)

46 (10.7 %)

0.946

 Central nervous system

16 (1.1 %)

9 (2.1 %)

0.132

 Skin, soft tissue, or bone

87 (5.8 %)

33 (7.7 %)

0.141

 Circulatory

39 (2.6 %)

8 (1.9 %)

0.555

  1. Values are expressed as absolute numbers (percentages). P-values were calculated using the chi-squared test. The sum of sites of infection is greater than the number of patients with severe sepsis because a patient may have more than one site of infection
  2. Abbreviation: CHC chronic hepatitis C virus