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Table 2 Patientā€™s characteristics and prognosis difference in the clusters of discovery cohort

From: Bloodstream infection clusters for critically ill patients: analysis of two-center retrospective cohorts

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Cluster 1 (nā€‰=ā€‰211)

Cluster 2 (nā€‰=ā€‰149)

P value

Demographic characteristics

Ā 

Age, years

64.00 [51.00, 73.00]

64.00 [50.00, 75.00]

0.450

Gender, female

89 (42.2)

45 (30.2)

0.027

BMI

22.49 [20.03, 25.37]

23.04 [19.95, 25.39]

0.837

From which department transfer to ICU

<ā€‰0.001

Direct transfer from ED

136 (64.5)

41 (27.5)

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Emergency room

13 (6.2)

10 (6.7)

Ā 

Surgical department

54 (25.6)

78 (52.3)

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Internal-medicine department

8 (3.8)

20 (13.4)

Ā 

SOFA

6.00 [4.00, 9.50]

9.00 [6.00, 12.00]

<ā€‰0.001

Pitt bacteremia Score

2.00 [0.00, 5.00]

5.00 [3.00, 6.00]

<ā€‰0.001

Pre-existing conditions

Ā 

Cardiovascular disease

21 (10.0)

18 (12.1)

0.640

Cerebrovascular disease

18 (8.5)

16 (10.7)

0.601

Diabetes

56 (26.5)

26 (17.4)

0.058

Tumor

27 (12.8)

36 (24.2)

0.008

Chronic kidney diseases

10 (4.7)

5 (3.4)

0.704

Autoimmune disease

11 (5.2)

6 (4.0)

0.787

Before bloodstream infection

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hospital stays, days

0.00 [0.00, 4.00]

13.00 [6.00, 21.00]

<ā€‰0.001

ICU stays, days

0.00 [0.00, 1.00]

7.00 [1.00, 12.00]

<ā€‰0.001

Surgical operation

58 (27.5)

96 (64.4)

<ā€‰0.001

Mechanical ventilation

16 (7.6)

117 (78.5)

<ā€‰0.001

Deep vein catheterization

38 (18.0)

133 (89.3)

<ā€‰0.001

Antibiotic use

78 (37.0)

145 (97.3)

<ā€‰0.001

vasopressors use

5 (2.4)

105 (70.5)

<ā€‰0.001

ICU complication

Ā 

MODS

58 (27.5)

70 (47.0)

<ā€‰0.001

ARDS

71 (33.6)

93 (62.4)

<ā€‰0.001

Septic shock

69 (32.7)

72 (48.3)

0.004

AKI

61 (28.9)

51 (34.2)

0.338

DIC

23 (10.9)

16 (10.7)

1.000

Outcomes

Ā Ā Ā 

hospital stays, days

15.00 [10.00, 27.00]

32.00 [21.00, 49.00]

<ā€‰0.001

ICU stays, days

11.00 [7.00, 18.50]

18.00 [9.00, 33.00]

<ā€‰0.001

ICU mortality

36 (17.1)

62 (41.6)

<ā€‰0.001

  1. Date was presented by meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰standard deviation, n (%) or median (interquartile range)
  2. BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit; ED, emergency department; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment score; MODS, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; AKI, acute kidney injury; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation