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Table 3 Factors associated with in-hospital mortality

From: Clinical characteristics of pyogenic spondylitis and psoas abscess at a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective cohort study

 

Death

Alive

p value

(n = 11)

(n = 115)

Variables

n (%) or mean ± SD or median [IQR]

 

Male

7 (64)

62 (54)

0.75

Age, year

73 ± 10

72 ± 11

0.80

Length of stay, days

57 [34–86]

60 [39–98]

0.68

Diseases

 Psoas abscess

8 (73)

46 (40)

0.038

 Invasive interventions

6 (55)

48 (42)

0.31

 Percutaneous drainage

6 (55)

44 (38)

0.23

 Operation

1 (9.1)

5 (4.3)

0.43

 Laminectomy

0 (0.0)

4 (3.5)

1.00

 Surgical drainage

1 (9.1)

1 (0.9)

0.17

 Co-morbidities

9 (82)

93 (81)

1.00

 Diabetes

1 (9.1)

18 (16)

1.00

 Hypertension

4 (36)

32 (28)

0.51

 Hyperlipidemia

1 (9.1)

6 (5.2)

0.48

 Cardiac diseases

4 (36)

14 (12)

0.05

 Cerebrovascular disease

1 (9.1)

14 (12)

1.00

 Neurological disease

2 (18)

13 (11)

0.62

 Pulmonary diseases

0 (0.0)

7 (6.1)

1.00

 Liver disease

0 (0.0)

7 (6.1)

1.00

 Renal disease

1 (9.1)

7 (6.1)

0.53

 Maligancy

2 (18)

19 (17)

1.00

 Operation

1 (9.1)

31 (27)

0.29

 Others

2 (18)

28 (24)

1.00

Bacteria

 Gram-positive cocci

7 (64)

56 (49)

0.53

 Gram-negative rods

0 (0.0)

19 (17)

0.21

 Unknown

3 (27)

38 (33)

1.00

Vital signs

 SBP, mmHg

110 ± 35

134 ± 30

0.0196

 DBP, mmHg

62 ± 19

76 ± 17

0.0310

 Body temperature,  °C

36.9 ± 1.1

37.4 ± 1.1

0.12

 Heart rate, /min

93 ± 13

89 ± 19

0.33

Labo data

 WBC, × 102/μL

115 ± 56

113 ± 51

0.88

 Hb, g/dL

10.2 ± 2.8

11.4 ± 2.1

0.07

 Plt, × 104/μL

20.4 ± 18.8

23.0 ± 11.0

0.17

 CRP, mg/dL

17.8 ± 12.2

10.4 ± 9.3

0.06

 T-bil, mg/dL

1.1 ± 0.7

0.8 ± 0.5

0.11

 Alb, g/dL

2.9 ± 0.8

3.3 ± 0.6

0.0220

 AST, IU/L

40 ± 19

33 ± 31

0.0245

 ALT, IU/L

29 ± 11

25 ± 23

0.0376

 LDH, IU/L

327 ± 114

254 ± 122

0.0134

 Blood sugar, mg/dL

156 ± 42

151 ± 73

0.26

 BUN, mg/dL

53.5 ± 45.3

22.9 ± 17.5

0.0197

 Cr, mg/dL

1.7 ± 0.9

1.3 ± 1.8

0.0053

 Na, mmol/L

134.6 ± 10.0

137.3 ± 4.2

0.86

 K, mmol/L

4.0 ± 0.5

4.0 ± 0.6

0.68