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Table 1 Clinical variables and relationship with day 28th mortality

From: Mortality markers in nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection

Variable

Died (91)

Living (99)

P value

HR (CI)

N

%

N

%

  

Demographic data

 Mean age

64.91 ± 15.54

60.67 ± 14.94

0.074

 

 Hospital stay before BSI

27.82 ± 26.85

20.65 ± 19.57

0.085

 

 Hospital stay after BSI

12.81 ± 10.8

33.15 ± 28.62

0.0005

 

 Male sex

56

61.5

58

58.6

0.678

 

Infection complication

 Sepsis

91

100

76

76.8

0.0005

2.197 (1.86–2.59)

 Septic shock

81

89

24

24.2

0.0005

25.31 (11.35–56.43)

 Need for ICU after infection

91

100

66

66.7

0.0005

2.37 (1.98–2.85 43)

BSI Source

 CLABSI

25

27.5

31

31.3

  

 Pneumonia

29

31.9

15

15.2

0.006

2.61 (1.29–5.29)

 Pancreaticobiliary tract

8

8.8

27

27.3

0.001

0.25 (0.11–0.6)

 Primer BSI

12

13.2

8

8.1

0.251

 

 SSI

10

11

9

9.1

0.810

 

 UTI

6

6.6

7

7.1

0.896

 

 YDE

2

2.2

2

2

1.00

 

Indication of admittance into hospital

 Malignancy

28

30.8

36

36.4

0.415

 

 Acute respiratory failure

26

28.6

22

22.2

0.314

 

 Pancreaticobiliary tract infection

9

9.9

23

23.2

0.013

0.36 (0.15–0.83)

 Neurological disorder

9

9.9

23

23.2

0.019

0.15 (0.36–0.6)

 Pneumonia

17

18.7

13

13.1

0.295

 

 Acute abdomen

11

12.1

10

10.1

0.663

 

 Trauma

8

8.8

10

10.1

0.758

 

 Acute renal failure

13

14.3

5

5.1

0.028

3.13 (1.07–9.17)

 Cardiac disease

11

12.1

6

6.1

0.144

 

 Sepsis

8

8.8

6

6.1

0.422

 

 UTI

4

4.4

4

4

0.903

 

 Chronic live disease

4

4.4

3

3

0.618

 

Co–morbid disease

 Hypertension

45

49.5

50

50.5

0.885

 

 Malignancy

34

37.4

43

43.4

0.394

 

 Diabetes mellitus

27

29.7

25

25.3

0.495

 

 Neurological disorder

21

23.1

27

27.3

0.506

 

 Coronary artery disease

14

15.4

26

26.3

0.064

 

 Chronic liver failure

27

29.7

11

11.1

0.001

3.37 (1.56–7.3)

 Cardiac insufficiency

15

16.5

15

15.2

0.801

 

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

10

11

14

14.1

0.512

 

 Hepatic failure

5

5.5

6

6.1

0.867

 

Risk factor

 Urinary catheter

76

83.5

66

66.7

0.007

2.53 (1.26–5.07)

 CVC

71

78

63

63.6

0.029

2.02 (1.06–3.86)

 Mechanic ventilation

69

75.8

56

56.6

0.005

2.4 (1.29–4.49)

 Blood and blood product transfusion

51

56

41

41.4

0.043

1.8 (1.01–3.2)

 Drainage

38

41.8

34

34.3

0.293

 

 Total parenteral nutrition

31

34.1

28

28.3

0.390

 

 ERCP

9

9.9

25

25.3

0.005

0.32 (0.14–0.74)

 Hemodialysis

20

22

9

9.1

0.013

2.81 (1.2–6.56)

 Chemotherapy

16

17.6

9

9.1

0.082

 

 Colostomy

12

13.2

2

2

0.002

7.36 (1.6–33.89)

Previous surgical procedure

 Gastrointestinal system

14

15.4

14

14.1

0.809

 

 Musculo-skeletal system

10

11

10

10.1

0.842

 

 Central nervous system

7

7.7

8

8.1

0.921

 

 Genitourinary system

4

4.4

9

9.1

0.256

 

 Bile ducts, liver and pancreas

8

8.8

4

4

0.236

 

 Thorax surgery

4

4.4

0

0

1.00

 

 Cardiovascular surgery

1

1.1

1

1

0.051

 

 Operation

41

45.1

42

42.4

0.715

 

 Appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy

49

53.8

57

57.6

0.662

 
  1. BSI bloodstream infection; ICU intensive care units; HR hazard ratio; CI confidence interval; SSI surgical site infection; UTI urinary tract infection; SSTI skin and soft tissue infection; CLABSI central line-associated bloodstream infection; CVC central venous catheter; ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography