Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2021; 9(31): 9452-9468
Published online Nov 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9452
Table 1 Baseline demographic data and clinical characteristics of patients included in the study
Covariate Original patients (before matching) PSM adjusted patients (after matching) Missing data (%) Non-SIC (n = 2533) SIC (n = 997) P value Non-SIC (n = 809) SIC (n = 809) P value Age (yr) 64.46 ± 15.39 68.42 ± 15.21 0.000 68.06 ± 14.34 67.86 ± 15.37 0.791 0.0 Gender (Male), n (%) 1383 (54.6) 634 (63.6) 0.000 513 (63.4) 510 (63.0) 0.877 0.0 Height (cm) 169.22 ± 10.52 169.74 ± 12.16 0.236 169.34 ± 10.74 169.74 ± 11.28 0.466 12.1 Weight (kg) 84.19 ± 27.24 81.91 ± 25.49 0.027 80.74 ± 23.35 82.21 ± 26.16 0.233 6.2 BSA (m2 ) 1.88 ± 0.45 1.86 ± 0.45 0.224 1.91 ± 0.33 1.93 ± 0.36 0.218 12.6 BMI (kg/m2 ) 29.24 ± 8.77 28.85 ± 13.46 0.345 28.14 ± 7.69 28.59 ± 9.58 0.295 12.6 Temperature (℃) 36.88 ± 0.77 36.84 ± 0.79 0.267 37.02 ± 0.79 36.85 ± 0.76 0.000 2.1 SBP (mmHg) 111.42 ± 14.89 108.20 ± 14.05 0.000 110.55 ± 15.17 108.69 ± 14.21 0.011 1.6 DBP (mmHg) 57.60 ± 10.08 57.69 ± 10.09 0.821 59.18 ± 10.22 57.90 ± 9.99 0.011 1.6 MAP (mmHg) 73.20 ± 10.22 72.61 ± 10.15 0.130 75.09 ± 10.52 72.68 ± 9.96 0.000 1.5 HR (beats min-1 ) 91.97 ± 17.38 92.32 ± 17.10 0.594 91.50 ± 17.23 92.41 ± 17.27 0.289 1.5 RR (min-1 ) 21.20 ± 4.73 21.15 ± 4.45 0.789 21.32 ± 4.64 21.20 ± 4.46 0.572 1.5 SpO2 (%) 96.84 ± 2.70 96.91 ± 2.92 0.458 96.75 ± 3.02 96.91 ± 2.75 0.269 1.6 SOFA score 6.89 ± 3.88 7.02 ± 3.71 0.342 6.86 ± 3.72 6.99 ± 3.72 0.496 0.0 SAPS-I score 20.90 ± 5.47 21.40 ± 5.36 0.013 22.03 ± 5.32 21.29 ± 5.27 0.005 0.0 SAPS-II score 44.09 ± 15.43 46.57 ± 14.86 0.000 46.15 ± 15.18 46.32 ± 15.00 0.825 0.0 ECI 13.76 ± 8.97 15.30 ± 8.73 0.000 14.56 ± 8.63 15.20 ± 8.83 0.142 0.0 Microbiology, n (%) Positive 1387 (54.8) 560 (56.2) 0.448 463 (57.2) 453 (56.0) 0.616 0.0 Negative 1146 (45.2) 437 (43.8) 346 (42.8) 356 (44.0) Interventions, n (%) Renal replacement use (1st d) 249 (9.8) 120 (12.0) 0.054 81 (10.0) 98 (12.1) 0.178 0.0 Mechanical ventilation use (1st d) 1232 (48.6) 516 (51.8) 0.095 341 (42.2) 414 (51.2) 0.000 0.0 Comorbidities, n (%) Renal failure 614 (24.2) 324 (32.5) 0.000 282 (34.9) 249 (30.8) 0.081 0.0 Liver failure 418 (16.5) 74 (7.4) 0.000 17 (2.1) 71 (8.8) 0.000 0.0 Diabetes 809 (31.9) 424 (42.5) 0.000 337 (41.7) 333 (41.2) 0.840 0.0 COPD 552 (21.8) 195 (19.6) 0.144 186 (23.0) 162 (20.0) 0.146 0.0 Coagulopathy 869 (34.3) 317 (31.8) 0.155 283 (35.0) 255 (31.5) 0.140 0.0 Admission type, n (%) Emergency 2396 (94.6) 960 (96.3) 0.036 780 (96.4) 785 (97.0) 0.485 0.0 Elective 137 (5.4) 37 (3.7) 29 (3.6) 24 (3.0) 0.0 Sepsis type, n (%) Sepsis 548 (21.6) 168 (16.9) 0.003 174 (21.5) 143 (17.7) 0.064 0.0 Severe sepsis 1315 (51.9) 567 (56.9) 411 (50.8) 454 (56.1) 0.0 Septic shock 670 (26.5) 262 (26.3) 224 (27.7) 212 (26.2) 0.0 Laboratory tests WBC (109 /L) 16.50 ± 12.92 15.93 ± 9.65 0.206 17.15 ± 12.94 15.61 ± 9.17 0.006 0.3 Hemoglobin (g/dL) 9.37 ± 1.88 9.57 ± 1.81 0.004 9.42 ± 1.91 9.57 ± 1.79 0.099 0.3 Platelet (109 /L) 195.01 ± 137.10 199.63 ± 124.20 0.356 202.55 ± 139.20 200.23 ± 125.24 0.725 0.2 Sodium (mmol/L) 139.96 ± 5.62 140.04 ± 5.17 0.705 139.92 ± 5.59 140.02 ± 5.20 0.695 0.1 Potassium (mmol/L) 3.78 ± 0.62 3.82 ± 0.60 0.064 3.76 ± 0.63 3.81 ± 0.61 0.094 0.1 Chloride (mmol/L) 102.19 ± 7.57 102.09 ± 6.80 0.716 101.71 ± 7.25 102.25 ± 6.78 0.117 0.1 BUN (mg/dL) 39.02 ± 27.97 43.79 ± 27.74 0.000 40.22 ± 27.95 42.90 ± 27.39 0.052 0.2 Creatine (mg/dL) 2.21 ± 2.08 2.38 ± 2.02 0.023 2.43 ± 2.26 2.33 ± 2.04 0.389 0.1 Lactate (mmol/L) 3.30 ± 2.77 3.59 ± 3.16 0.012 3.20 ± 2.55 3.46 ± 3.01 0.074 14.5 Albumin (g/dL) 2.68 ± 0.67 2.78 ± 0.60 0.001 2.71 ± 0.66 2.76 ± 0.60 0.196 39.3 Bilirubin (mg/dL) 3.69 ± 7.35 1.82 ± 3.58 0.000 2.70 ± 5.50 1.78 ± 3.57 0.001 25.6 PH 7.34 ± 0.11 7.34 ± 0.11 0.358 7.34 ± 0.10 7.34 ± 0.11 0.592 27.3 PO2 (mmHg) 132.70 ± 86.45 140.77 ± 92.91 0.037 128.11 ± 81.34 136.85 ± 90.36 0.081 27.2 PCO2 (mmHg) 41.20 ± 14.08 39.92 ± 11.76 0.030 40.70 ± 14.25 39.81 ± 11.62 0.239 27.3 Bicarbonate (mmol/L) 20.74 ± 5.61 20.32 ± 5.34 0.042 20.35 ± 5.49 20.32 ± 5.18 0.916 0.1 Glucose (mg/dl) 140.88 ± 46.90 146.09 ± 51.54 0.004 145.48 ± 48.58 144.89 ± 48.96 0.808 1.6 CK-MB (%) 6.83 ± 6.87 5.82 ± 6.00 0.063 6.87 ± 7.11 5.40 ± 5.64 0.037 80.7 CK (U/L) 68.00 (31.00-194.00) 74.50 (32.00-229.00) 0.374 66.50 (30.00-212.25) 76.00 (32.00-269.00) 0.382 24.9 Troponin T (ng/mL) 0.33 ± 1.06 0.38 ± 1.24 0.319 0.41 ± 1.41 0.39 ± 1.25 0.814 34.0
Table 2 Comparison of primary and secondary outcomes, n (%)
Outcome Original patients (before matching) PSM adjusted patients (after matching) Non-SIC (n = 2533) SIC (n = 997) OR (95%CI) P value Non-SIC (n = 809) SIC (n = 809) OR (95%CI) P value Hospital mortality 818 (32.3) 367 (36.8) 1.22 (1.05-1.42) 0.011 243 (30.0) 286 (35.4) 1.27 (1.03-1.57) 0.023 Mechanical ventilation use 1478 (58.3) 619 (62.1) 1.17 (1.01-1.36) 0.042 431 (53.3) 500 (61.8) 1.42 (1.16-1.73) 0.001 RRT use 290 (11.4) 116 (11.6) 1.02 (0.81-1.28) 0.876 91 (11.2) 94 (11.6) 1.04 (0.76-1.41) 0.815 Norepinephrine use 1276 (50.4) 589 (59.1) 1.42 (1.23-1.65) 0.000 433 (53.5) 474 (58.6) 1.23 (1.01-1.50) 0.040 Epinephrine use 63 (2.5) 62 (6.2) 2.59 (1.81-3.70) 0.000 25 (3.1) 46 (5.7) 1.88 (1.14-3.09) 0.012 Dopamine use 279 (11.0) 188 (18.9) 1.88 (1.54-2.30) 0.000 105 (13.0) 141 (17.4) 2.08 (1.08-1.86) 0.013 Vasopressin use 508 (20.1) 258 (25.9) 1.39 (1.17-1.65) 0.000 178 (22.0) 206 (25.5) 1.21 (0.96-1.52) 0.102 Length of ICU stay (d) Overall 9.25 ± 11.66 9.11 ± 11.33 NA 0.749 9.35 ± 12.00 8.69 ± 9.74 NA 0.222 Survivors 8.82 ± 12.00 8.70 ± 11.77 0.827 8.71 ± 11.85 8.25 ± 9.55 0.479 Non-Survivors 10.15 ± 10.85 9.81 ± 10.51 0.616 10.82 ± 12.24 9.49 ± 10.03 0.167 Length of hospital stay (d) Overall 24.83 ± 26.05 21.45 ± 20.84 NA 0.000 23.38 ± 23.01 21.22 ± 19.46 NA 0.042 Survivors 23.71 ± 23.69 21.92 ± 20.28 0.093 21.62 ± 19.17 21.40 ± 17.13 0.844 Non-Survivors 27.19 ± 30.29 20.61 ± 21.75 0.000 27.44 ± 29.69 20.84 ± 23.13 0.004
Table 3 Baseline demographic data and clinical characteristics of patients with sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy
Covariate Survivors (n = 630) Non-survivors (n = 367) P value Missing data (%) Age (yr) 67.26 ± 15.80 70.42 ± 13.97 0.002 0 Gender (Male), n (%) 402 (63.8) 232 (63.2) 0.851 0 Height (cm) 169.92 ± 12.52 169.44 ± 11.51 0.575 12.4 Weight (kg) 83.44 ± 26.22 79.15 ± 23.91 0.014 6.7 BSA (m2 ) 1.88 ± 0.46 1.83 ± 0.43 0.128 12.8 BMI (kg/m2 ) 29.38 ± 15.02 27.92 ± 10.06 0.124 12.8 Temperature (℃) 36.90 ± 0.73 36.74 ± 0.88 0.002 2.9 SBP (mmHg) 109.72 ± 13.65 105.59 ± 14.34 0 1.9 DBP (mmHg) 58.36 ± 9.67 56.53 ± 10.70 0.006 1.9 MAP (mmHg) 73.32 ± 9.62 71.41 ± 10.91 0.005 1.8 HR (beats/min) 91.36 ± 16.88 93.95 ± 17.38 0.022 1.8 RR (/min) 20.98 ± 4.33 21.44 ± 4.65 0.119 1.8 SpO2 (%) 97.19 ± 2.40 96.43 ± 3.60 0 2 SOFA score 6.28 ± 3.38 8.29 ± 3.91 0 0 SAPS-I score 20.37 ± 4.89 23.19 ± 5.66 0 0 SAPS-II score 42.90 ± 13.54 52.87 ± 14.94 0 0 ECI 14.36 ± 8.47 16.92 ± 8.93 0 0 Microbiology, n (%) Positive 354 (56.2) 206 (56.1) 0.985 0 Negative 276 (43.8) 161 (43.9) Interventions, n (%) Renal replacement use (1st 24 h) 69 (11.0) 51 (13.9) 0.168 0 Mechanical ventilation use (1st 24 h) 296 (47.0) 220 (59.9) 0 0 Comorbidities, n (%) Renal failure 189 (30.0) 135 (36.8) 0.027 0 Liver failure 46 (7.3) 28 (7.6) 0.849 0 Diabetes 272 (43.2) 152 (41.4) 0.588 0 COPD 117 (18.6) 78 (21.3) 0.303 0 Coagulopathy 172 (27.3) 145 (39.5) 0 0 Admission type, n (%) Emergency 608 (96.5) 352 (95.9) 0.632 0 Elective 22 (3.5) 15 (4.1) 0 Sepsis type, n (%) Sepsis 143 (22.7) 25 (6.8) 0 0 Severe sepsis 336 (53.3) 231 (62.9) 0 Septic shock 151 (24.0) 111 (30.2) 0 Laboratory tests WBC (109 /L) 15.88 ± 9.23 16.03 ± 10.36 0.809 0.1 Hemoglobin (g/dL) 9.56 ± 1.84 9.59 ± 1.76 0.812 0.2 Platelet (109 /L) 214.36 ± 127.73 174.26 ± 113.66 0 0.1 Sodium (mmol/L) 140.05 ± 4.93 140.03 ± 5.58 0.965 0 Potassium (mmol/L) 3.78 ± 0.61 3.88 ± 0.59 0.018 0 Chloride (mmol/L) 102.26 ± 6.58 101.78 ± 7.18 0.287 0.1 BUN (mg/dL) 39.46 ± 24.07 51.24 ± 31.80 0 0.2 Creatine (mg/dL) 2.23 ± 1.94 2.63 ± 2.13 0.003 0.2 Lactate (mmol/L) 2.98 ± 2.12 4.62 ± 4.19 0 14.1 Albumin (g/dL) 2.83 ± 0.58 2.69 ± 0.61 0.004 39.8 Bilirubin (mg/dL) 1.49 ± 3.16 2.34 ± 4.10 0.002 26.8 PH 7.35 ± 0.11 7.32 ± 0.12 0.001 26.3 PO2 (mmHg) 142.73 ± 93.83 137.98 ± 91.67 0.495 26.3 PCO2 (mmHg) 40.36 ± 10.79 39.30 ± 13.01 0.23 26.3 Bicarbonate 21.01 ± 5.00 19.13 ± 5.69 0 0.1 (mmol/L) Glucose (mg/dL) 144.45 ± 47.67 148.89 ± 57.53 0.193 1.8 CK-MB (%) 5.73 ± 5.64 6.00 ± 6.73 0.767 78.5 CK (U/L) 413.37 ± 1425.54 313.84 ± 842.98 0.284 22.4 Troponin (ng/mL) 0.42 ± 1.41 0.31 ± 0.87 0.264 33.4 Outcomes, n (%) Mechanical ventilation use 343 (54.4) 276 (75.2) 0 0 RRT use 44 (7.0) 72 (19.6) 0 0 Norepinephrine use 322 (51.1) 267 (72.8) 0 0 Epinephrine use 27 (4.3) 35 (9.6) 0.001 0 Dopamine use 94 (14.9) 94 (25.6) 0 0 Vasopressin use 95 (15.1) 163 (44.4) 0 0 Length of ICU stay (d) 8.71 ± 11.77 9.81 ± 10.51 0.138 0 Length of hospital stay (d) 21.94 ± 20.29 20.61 ± 21.75 0.332 0
Table 4 Multivariate logistic analysis of risk factors for sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy
Covariate OR 95%CI P value Age 1.012 1.006-1.017 0.000 Male 1.498 1.264-1.776 0.000 ECI 1.036 1.025-1.046 0.000 Hemoglobin 1.067 1.020-1.116 0.005 MV use1 1.003 1.000-1.006 0.041 Diabetes 1.538 1.298-1.823 0.000 Liver failure 0.340 0.251-0.459 0.000 SBP 0.983 0.977-0.989 0.000
Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression analysis for risk factors of hospital death in sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy patients
Covariate OR 95%CI P value Lactate 1.107 1.038-1.180 0.002 SAPS-II score 1.035 1.021-1.049 0.000 Sepsis types 1.386 1.066-1.801 0.015 BUN 1.009 1.003-1.015 0.006 SBP 0.986 0.973-1.000 0.044 Platelet level 0.998 0.997-1.000 0.031