Table 1 Patient characteristics by year represented as percentage of patients with given characteristic, except for age which is represented as a numerical average
From: An administrative model for benchmarking hospitals on their 30-day sepsis mortality
Characteristic | 2012 (n = 115,213) | 2013 (n = 120,941) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 70.5 | 70.3 |
Female | 52.2% | 52.0% |
Admitted through the Emergency Department | 80.5% | 80.3% |
Comorbidities | ||
Congestive heart failure | 21.2% | 21.7% |
Valvular disease | 7.0% | 7.1% |
Pulmonary circulation disease | 5.3% | 5.5% |
Peripheral vascular disease | 9.3% | 8.9% |
Paralysis | 4.6% | 4.5% |
Neurological disorder | 12.6% | 12.6% |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 25.5% | 25.9% |
Diabetes w/o chronic complications | 24.8% | 24.3% |
Diabetes w/ chronic complications | 8.3% | 8.4% |
Hypothyroidism | 15.2% | 15.3% |
Renal disease | 27.0% | 26.2% |
Liver disease | 5.0% | 4.8% |
Lymphoma | 1.6% | 1.6% |
Metastatic cancer | 4.6% | 4.4% |
Solid tumor w/o metastasis | 3.5% | 3.6% |
Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen disease | 3.3% | 3.3% |
Coagulopathy | 18.0% | 17.5% |
Obesity | 11.9% | 12.2% |
Weight Loss | 13.0% | 12.6% |
Fluid and electrolyte disorder | 54.0% | 55.3% |
Chronic blood loss anemia | 1.3% | 1.2% |
Deficiency anemia | 26.5% | 25.3% |
Alcohol abuse | 4.2% | 4.2% |
Drug abuse | 2.4% | 2.6% |
Psychotic disorder | 6.2% | 6.1% |
Depression | 11.8% | 11.8% |
Hypertension | 58.2% | 57.4% |
Organ failures present-on-admission | ||
Septic shock | 7.8% | 8.3% |
Respiratory failure | 13.6% | 14.4% |
Cardiovascular failure | 19.2% | 19.8% |
Renal failure | 48.2% | 49.1% |
Hepatic failure | 2.4% | 2.4% |
Hematologic failure | 12.4% | 12.0% |
Metabolic failure | 10.2% | 11.2% |
Neurologic failure | 1.9% | 1.9% |
30-day unadjusted mortality | 18.5% | 18.2% |