Table 1 Characterisitics of the 345 septic patients with blood cultures obtained
From: Correlation between mass and volume of collected blood with positivity of blood cultures
N | % | |
|---|---|---|
Male gender | 216 | 62.6 |
Positive blood culture | 55 | 15.9 |
Admission diagnosis | ||
Sepsis/septic shock/other shock state | 156 | 45.2 |
Respiratory failure | 72 | 20.9 |
Polytrauma | 3 | 0.9 |
Neurologic disorders | 52 | 15.1 |
Solid organ transplantation | 22 | 6.4 |
Others | 40 | 11.6 |
Number of comorbidities | ||
0 | 19 | 5.5 |
1 | 49 | 14.2 |
2 | 91 | 26.4 |
≥3 | 186 | 53.9 |
Number of collected blood culture sets | ||
1 | 80 | 23.2 |
2 | 92 | 26.7 |
3 | 78 | 22.6 |
4 | 33 | 9.6 |
≥5a | 62 | 18.1 |
T ≥ 37.8 °C at time of collection | 100 | 29.0 |
Source of the blood cultureb | ||
Through a central venous catheter | 12 | 3.5 |
Through a peripherically vein | 185 | 54.6 |
Through a central venous catheter and peripherically vein | 142 | 41.9 |
In-hospital mortality | 46 | 13.3 |