Table 2 Characteristics of patients evaluated in the Vascular Surgery ward
Variables | Overall (N = 108) |
|---|---|
Age (y), median (IQR) | 71 (63–78) |
Gender (male), n (%) | 79 (73.15) |
Comorbidities | |
 Cardiovascular, n (%) | 102 (94.44) |
 Diabetes, n (%) | 48 (44.44) |
 Haematologic, n (%) | 5 (4.63) |
 HCV, n (%) | 4 (3.70) |
 HIV, n (%) | 1 (0.93) |
 Immunologic, n (%) | 4 (3.70) |
 Metabolic, n (%) | 59 (54.63) |
 Neurologic, n (%) | 4 (3.70) |
 Oncologic, n (%) | 3 (2.78) |
 Osteoarticular, n (%) | 3 (2.78) |
 Respiratory, n (%) | 15 (13.89) |
 Urologic, n (%) | 17 (15.74) |
Type of infection evaluated | |
 ABSSSI and/or surgical site infection, n (%) | 52 (48.15) |
 Bacteremia, n (%) | 2 (1.85) |
 Diabetic foot infection, n (%) | 10 (9.26) |
 Hospital-acquired pneumonia, n (%) | 15 (13.89) |
 Intra-abdominal infection, n (%) | 7 (6.48) |
 No infection/colonization, n (%) | 13 (12.04) |
 Sepsis, n (%) | 1 (0.93) |
 Septic arthritis and/or osteomyelitis, n (%) | 6 (5.55) |
 Urinary tract infection, n (%) | 2 (1.85) |