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Table 5 Outcomes of patients with sepsis

From: Characteristics and outcomes of frail patients with suspected infection in intensive care units: a descriptive analysis from a multicenter cohort study

 

Fit (CFS 1–3)

Vulnerable (CFS 4)

Frail (CFS 5–9)

 

303 (50.6)

104 (17.4)

192 (32.1)

p-value

In-hospital mortality

 Overall

51/302 (16.9)

23/102 (22.5)

44/191 (23.0)

0.18

 30-day

38/302 (12.6)

16/102 (15.7)

34/191 (17.8)

0.26

 90-day

47/302 (15.6)

22/102 (21.6)

43/191 (22.5)

0.11

Dispositions

 Home

110/251 (43.8)

34/79 (43.0)

36/147 (24.5)

< 0.01

 Transfer

141/251 (56.2)

45/79 (57.0)

111/147 (75.5)

ICU–free days

15 (0–21)

16 (0–21)

14 (0–22)

0.83

Ventilator–free days

21 (0–28)

21 (6–28)

20 (0–28)

0.87

Length of hospital stay

23 (10–49)

23 (14–40)

23 (11–40)

0.98

  1. Reported counts (proportions) for categorical and median (interquartile range) for continuous variables
  2. Continuous variables were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test. Categorical variables were compared using the Fisher’s exact test or chi square test, where appropriately
  3. Missing data: In-hospital mortality = 4; ICU–free days = 40; Ventilator–free days = 40; Length of hospital stay = 4
  4. CFS clinical frailty scale, ICU intensive care unit