Table 2 Exploring the association between patients with sepsis and non-sepsis and their clinical characteristics during Emergency Department presentations
Variables | Description | Clinical Sepsis n-84 (%) | Non-clinical sepsis N = 124 (%) | OR [95% C.I] | P - value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 41 (48.8) | 64 (51.6) | 0.894 [0.514–1.556] | 0.339 |
Female | 43 (51.2) | 60 (48.4) | |||
Nationality | Saudi | 71 (84.5) | 117 (94.4) | 0.327 [0.124–0.858] | *0.018 |
Non-Saudi | 13 (15.5) | 7 (5.6) | |||
Chronic disease | Yes | 66 (78.6) | 61 (49.2) | 3.378 [2.019–7.103] | *<0.001 |
No | 18 (21.4) | 63 (50.8) | |||
Temperature | Temperature ≥ 39° | 36 (42.9) | 20 (16.1) | 3.900 [2.047–7.432] | *<0.001 |
Temperature < 39° | 48 (57.1) | 104 (83.9) | |||
PCT | High | 13 (15.4) | 84 (67.7) | 0.78 [0.34–1.81] | 0.719 |
Normal | 12 (14.2) | 99 (79.8) | |||
CRP | High | 14 (16.6) | 75 (60.4) | 0.55 [0.23–1.27] | 0.227 |
Normal | 11 (13) | 108 (87) | |||
Blood culture | POSITIVE | 9 (10.7) | 4 (3.2) | 3.600 [1.071–12.104] | *0.030 |
NEGATIVE | 75 (89.3) | 120 (96.8) | |||
PCR NPA | positive | 29 (34.52) | 19 (15.32) | 2.913 [1.499–5.66] | *<0.004 |
negative | 35 (41.66) | 73 (58.87) | |||
Not done | 20 (23.80) | 32 (25.80) | |||
ED disposition | Ward | 59 (70.23) | 71 (57.25) | 0.46 [0.31–0.68] | 8 < 0.00002 |
PICU | 16 (19) | 7 (5.64) | |||
Home | 9 (10.71) | 46 (37) | |||
Intubation | Yes | 10 (11.9) | 8 (6.5) | 1.959 [0.740–5.191] | 0.132 |
No | 74 (88.1) | 116 (93.5) | |||
Outcome | Full recovery without sequalae | 65 (77.3) | 116 (93.5) | 1.00 [0.68–1.48] | *<0.002 |
Recovery with sequalae | 13 (15.4) | 6 (4.8) | |||
Died | 6 (7.1%) | 2 (1.6) |