10 September 2021: Clinical Research
Epidemiology and Mortality of Sepsis in Intensive Care Units in Prefecture-Level Cities in Sichuan, China: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Lianghai Cao 1ABE* , Min Xiao 2ABE* , Yong Wan 3AE* , Chaogui Zhang 1B , Xiaofeng Gao 4C , Xuemei Chen 5B , Xiangde Zheng 6B , Xianhua Xiao 7B , Mingquan Yang 8B , Yuanhua Zhang 9BDOI: 10.12659/MSM.932227
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932227
Table 3 Comparison of mortality rate in patients with different infection sites between non-septic shock and septic shock groups.
| Non-septic shock | Septic shock | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Death, n (%) | N | Death, n (%) | ||
| Lung | 113 | 65 (57.5) | 78 | 58 (74.4) | 0.017 |
| Abdomen | 41 | 15 (36.6) | 63 | 36 (57.1) | 0.04 |
| Urinary system | 11 | 5 (45.5) | 15 | 7 (46.7) | 0.951 |
| Hematological system | 9 | 8 (88.9) | 9 | 7 (77.8) | 0.527 |
| Central nervous system | 7 | 4 (57.1) | 6 | 4 (66.7) | 0.725 |
| Skin soft tissue | 3 | 2 (66.7) | 3 | 3 (100.0) | 0.273 |
| Others | 10 | 6 (60.0) | 6 | 3 (50.0) | 0.696 |
| ≥2 sites | 34 | 20 (58.8) | 36 | 26 (72.2) | 0.238 |