Figure 1. Outcomes of patients in NeuroICU who did and did not develop sepsis.
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Volume 7, Number 1, January 2015, pages 18-20
Sepsis in the Neurologic Intensive Care Unit: Epidemiology and Outcome
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| Sepsis | No sepsis | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APACHE: acute physiologic and chronic health evaluation; APS: acute physiologic score; ICU: intensive care unit; SD: standard deviation; TBI: traumatic brain injury; ICH: intracranial hemorrhage. | |||
| n, % | 29 (1.4) | 1,996 (98.6) | |
| Age, years (SD) | 67 (13) | 61 (11) | 0.07 |
| Gender, male, % | 69 | 52 | 0.07 |
| APACHE III score (SD) | 58 (17) | 43 (21) | 0.0001 |
| APS score (SD) | 43 (16) | 32 (18) | 0.001 |
| Top three diagnoses, n (%) | TBI, 5 (17.2) | TBI, 316 (15.8) | |
| ICH, 5 (17.2) | Ischemic stroke, 290 (14.5) | ||
| Encephalopathy, 5 (17.2) | Seizures, 190 (9.5) | ||
| ICU mortality, n (%) | 12 (41.4) | 102 (5.1) | < 0.0001 |
| Hospital mortality, n (%) | 13 (44.8) | 164 (8.2) | < 0.0001 |