Table 3 Clinical presentation and laboratory measurements of patients presenting with culture positive septicaemia
From: Clinical and inflammatory response to bloodstream infections in octogenarians
| Ā | Patient group: Age ā„80 | Patient group: Age <80 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Presence of localising symptom, n (%) | 21 (55.3) | 80 (68.4) | 0.00 | |
Presence of fever, n (%) | 30 (78.9) | 93 (79.5) | 0.96 | |
Vital signs, mean value (s.d.) | Temperature | 38.0 (1.1) | 38.1 (1.6) | 0.96 |
Systolic blood pressure | 115 (29) | 113 (26) | 0.70 | |
Heart rate | 96 (18) | 108 (26) | 0.01 | |
Respiratory rate | 23 (7) | 23 (7) | 0.57 | |
Oxygen saturation | 93 (5) | 88 (23) | 0.03 | |
Inflammatory markers, mean value (s.d.) | White cell count | 15.7 (9.5) | 13.1 (6.5) | 0.13 |
Neutrophil count | 13.7 (8.5) | 10.9 (6.0) | 0.06 | |
C-reactive protein | 198 (117) | 157 (160) | 0.09 | |
Total | 38 (24) | 117 (76) | Ā | |