Table 1 Characteristics and outcomes of the 213 consecutive ICU patients with septic shock dependent on RBC transfusion during shock
Characteristics | All patients | RBC transfused | Non-transfused | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 213 | 95 (45) | 118 (55) | |
Age | 69 (60-77) | 69 (60-76) | 69 (59-77) | 0.91 |
Female | 87 (41) | 38 (40) | 49 (42) | 0.82 |
Type of admission | 0.03 | |||
Medical | 124 (58) | 64 (67) | 60 (51) | |
Emergency surgery | 82 (39) | 30 (32) | 52 (44) | |
Elective surgery | 7 (3) | 1 (1) | 6 (5) | |
Focus of infection | 0.51 | |||
Pulmonary | 81 (38) | 39 (41) | 42 (36) | |
Gastrointestinal | 68 (32) | 25 (26) | 43 (36) | |
Soft tissue | 20 (9) | 8 (8) | 12 (10) | |
Urinary tract | 9 (4) | 6 (6) | 3 (3) | |
Other | 15 (7) | 7 (7) | 8 (7) | |
Unknown | 20 (9) | 10 (11) | 10 (8) | |
SAPS II | 51 (40-65) | 56 (45-69) | 48 (37-61) | 0.0005 |
Acute or chronic cardiovascular disease1 | 122 (57) | 54 (57) | 68 (58) | 0.91 |
COPD | 40 (19) | 20 (21) | 20 (17) | 0.45 |
Outcomes | ||||
Days in shock | 3 (2-6) | 5 (3-10) | 2 (2-4) | < 0.0001 |
Days in ICU | 6 (3-12) | 10 (4-19) | 4 (2-8) | < 0.0001 |
28-day mortality | 102 (48) | 56 (59) | 46 (39) | 0.004 |
90-day mortality | 114 (54) | 63 (66) | 51 (43) | 0.0008 |